MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough suggested that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) work with President Trump to fight crime in Chicago.
“I actually think that JB Pritzker should do something radical,” Scarborough said on his morning talk show on MSNBC on Tuesday. “I think he should pick up the phone, call the president and say, you know and, ‘I know you don’t have the constitutional authority to deploy the National Guard here … you can do that in DC, you can’t do that in Chicago. But let’s partner up.'”
Chicago is “the most dangerous part” of Pritzker‘s state, Scarborough continued, saying he should work with Trump to partner in a way that is “constitutional” and “respects the sort of balance of federalism between the federal government and the state government.”
The host’s comments were first highlighted by Mediaite. Trump has criticized Pritzker over what he says in rampant crime in Chicago, writing on Truth Social over the weekend “He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming!”
Trump last month took control of the police department in Washington, D.C. and deployed the National Guard to patrol city streets as part of his crime crackdown in the nation’s capital.
Trump and his allies have suggested they could also implement stricter crime fighting measures in other major cities across the country like Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.
