President Trump doubled down on his warnings to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Saturday to get Chicago crime under control or possibly be subjected to a federal law enforcement takeover.
"Six people were killed, and 24 people were shot, in Chicago last weekend, and JB Pritzker, the weak and pathetic Governor of Illinois, just said that he doesn’t need help in preventing CRIME," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming! MAGA. President DJT."
Trump's threat marks the latest in the back-and-forth between the president and the Democratic governor since Trump suggested he would deploy National Guard troops in Chicago in comments earlier this month.
Trump and Pritzker, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, have traded barbs