White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said Wednesday on Fox News’ Hannity that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is opposing President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to Chicago because he “hates America.”
Since Trump announced the deployment, both Pritzker and Chicago’s Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, have pushed back.
While discussing the city’s worsening crime crisis, host Sean Hannity said Trump is “trying to keep innocent Americans safe and secure” despite the governor’s failures, prompting Miller to unload on Pritzker.
“Well, I mean, he’s a fool, and he’s a moron, but, also, most importantly, Sean, he hates America,” Miller said. “And let’s just be honest about it. You can’t love your country and then fight President Trump to keep murderers murdering. Just think about that for a second. President Trump is saying, ‘Let us work with you, with the FBI, with ICE, with ATF, with DEA, with the National Guard, to stop the murdering in your city.’”
“And Pritzker is saying he wants to protect the murderers, the people that are shooting dozens and dozens of people every single week. Chicago is more dangerous than Baghdad. It’s more dangerous than Mexico City. So shame on Pritzker, and God bless President Trump for fighting for the citizens of this country,” Miller added.
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In his latest attempt to downplay crime concerns, Pritzker called Chicago’s summer “amazing” during an Oct. 10 appearance on “Pod Save America,” ignoring the 123 murders that occurred in June, July, and August.
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