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‘Chicago More Dangerous Than Baghdad’: Stephen Miller Explains Why Pritzker Fights Trump ‘To Keep Murderers Murdering’
Hailey Gomez
General Assignment Reporter
October 16, 2025 1:47 AM ET
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said Wednesday on Fox News’ “Hannity” that Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to fight President Donald Trump’s effort to deploy the National Guard to Chicago because he “hates America.”
Since Trump announced plans to send the National Guard to Chicago, both Pritzker and Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson strongly oppose the move. While discussing the city’s ongoing crime crisis, Fox’s Sean Hannity said Trump is “trying to keep innocent Americans safe and secure” despite the governor’s failures — and that prompted Miller to respond. (RELATED: Trump Names Dem City Where He’s ‘Strongly Recommending’ Sending National Guard To Tackle Crime)
“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.
In August, Pritzker and Johnson began holding press conferences in which they pleaded with Trump to not bring in the National Guard, as the Democrat mayor touted claims of lower crime stats for Chicago.
According to ABC7 Chicago, police data through Aug. 16 shows homicides in the city down 25% compared to 2023. Over the last 12 months, the city has had 474 homicides, while the yearly average between 2021 and 2023 hit 722, the outlet reported.
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.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance have repeatedly criticized Pritzker’s handling of the issue. The Democrat governor responded during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” telling host George Stephanopoulos that he’s “not afraid” of Trump’s remarks and dared the president to “come and get” him.
Despite Democratic pushback against using the National Guard to crack down on crime, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro said Oct. 9 that there have been 4,067 arrests and 381 illegal guns seized since President Donald Trump federalized the nation’s capital. Pirro also said in a post on X that officials discovered “a drug den with 7 illegal guns and 300+ rounds of ammo across from a kindergarten.”
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From Daily Caller
Link:
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/16/s...ime-crackdown/
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