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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia criticized Democratic leaders for opposing the Trump administration’s criminal crackdown in Washington, D.C. and resisted the possibility of extending similar efforts to other cities in the country.
Pirro is in Chicago rich experience One of the most violent weekends of the year.
“This guy Prizker, he should be ashamed of himself,” Piro said:US Report“points to the shocking number of shootings and deaths.” Protecting the people is your oath of refusal. ”
Jeanine Pirro shuts down reporters ask Trump for DC criminal crackdown
Security members of Congress patrol near the U.S. Capitol after President Trump’s deployment order. (Getty Images/Tasos Katopodis)
On Labor Day weekend, At least 58 people were shot in Chicagoeight of them were fatal. President Donald Trump has proposed the idea of deploying the National Guard to help curb violence in windy cities, just as his administration has done in the U.S. capital.
But Illinois democratic officials strongly oppose federal participation. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson both rejected Trump’s proposal. In an interview with CBS, the governor suggested that the government’s motives may go beyond criminal control, saying the National Guard’s possible deployment in the city was “invasion.”
“They should understand that he has other goals besides fighting crime. This is the first thing they should understand.” Pritzker tells CBS’s Ed O’Keefe.
“The second is the attack on the American people by the President.”
Trump says “incompetent” Illinois governor, “no better” Chicago mayor should seek help from crime
Rep. Jamie Ruskin (D-Md.
Protesters hold signs at a “billionaire workers” rally on Labor Day in Chicago. (Getty Images/Kamil Krzaczynski)
Pirro strongly rejected these arguments, claiming that the crackdown has achieved results in Washington, D.C.
“Who has the right to say that crime is low enough, so we should not disturb it?” she asked.
“Who among us would say I would shoot in Chicago tonight or next weekend?”
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel BowserThose who initially opposed the deployment have since acknowledged the improvements brought about since the arrival of the National Guard.
Bowser said in late August that New York City fell 87% in the 20-day range compared to the same period last year.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed reporters as President Trump said he had sent troops to Chicago. (Getty Image/ Kamil Krazaczynski)
“We know that when the carjacking bag falls, when the gun is used, when the homicide or the robbery falls, the community feels safer and safer. So for this reason, this surge is important to us.”
Pirro believes that the Democratic leader is simply because it comes from the White House.
“The truth is, these people are about ideology and power,” she said.
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“They should sit with the families of the homicide victims. They should talk to mothers who don’t know if their son came home tonight because of the widespread gunfire.”
“Only President Trump is willing to invest resources, energy, and yes, he is determined to do the job.. ”
