Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez lately appeared on NewsNation and blasted Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for refusing to work with Trump and his administration to enhance public security within the metropolis.
Whereas making an express reference to the most recent rounds of shootings and murders within the metropolis, Lopez requested what number of victims town is prepared to allow.
The issue right here is that Democrat leaders are being held hostage by the social gathering’s insane base that desires fixed warfare with Trump, even on issues that make excellent sense to nearly all of the American individuals, like cracking down on violent crime.
The Daily Wire has particulars:
Lopez pressed Johnson and Pritzker to as an alternative work with President Trump and get any assist he would possibly provide in an effort to make the streets of Chicago safer for the individuals who dwell there.
“We ought to be working to make it possible for we’re in coordination with one another,” Lopez stated. “There’s nothing stopping the mayor of town of Chicago, the governor of the state of Illinois, from selecting up the cellphone and reaching out to the President of the US and saying, ‘What can we do to be on the identical web page?’”
“We should always all be seeking to constantly lower the variety of victims in our metropolis and in our state, and as an alternative we’re stepping into this tit-for-tat social media backwards and forwards nonsense, which is just placing the individuals of Chicago and the individuals of Illinois within the center, within the crosshairs of criminals who’re going to make use of this time to use and go loopy as we’re persevering with to see this weekend the place we’ve had a number of mass shootings,” he continued.
Watch the video beneath:
NEW: Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez *TORCHES* Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov J.B. Pritzker for not collaborating with TRUMP to crack down on crime
“What number of victims are we comfy with? As a result of that is finally the subtext of what the mayor and the governor are saying is… pic.twitter.com/7WzOBG4Akr
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) September 1, 2025
Mayor Johnson and Governor Pritzker are placing their political ambitions (and their egos) above the protection of the individuals of Chicago. It’s sickening to look at it unfolding in actual time as persons are shot and killed.