FOX Anchor Confronts Illinois Governor Over Murder Statistic He Denied
Pritzker is a Democrat, so can anyone expect less?
Fox News anchor Bret Baier pressed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday over Chicago’s murder rate, challenging the governor’s claim that the city is not among the most dangerous in the country.During the exclusive Fox News interview, Baier presented data showing Chicago at the top of the list of America’s most populous cities when ranked by murder rate. He asked, “Why does Chicago have the highest murder rate of all the big cities?”
Pritzker immediately disagreed, responding that “we are not in the top 30, in terms of our murder rate,” and went on to say that violent crime has dropped statewide over the past four years.
Baier then held up a graphic and pushed back. He said Chicago is “number one over Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego,” directly contradicting the governor’s statement. Pritzker insisted Chicago’s murder rate has been reduced significantly, saying it “has been cut in half over the last four years, and every year, it’s gone down by double digits.”
The exchange grew tense as Baier clarified, “No, no, no, these are murders,” making it clear he was referring specifically to homicide data, not broader violent crime metrics. Pritzker tried to shift the focus, responding, “I’m explaining to you, our murder rate has been cut in half and –– very importantly Bret –– you gotta hear this: very importantly, we’ve been doing the things that are necessary to bring crime down.”
According to Wirepoints, an Illinois-based research group, Chicago recorded 573 murders in 2024 — the highest total of any major U.S. city that year.
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2 comments:
It's so despicable in all of this coming from an elected official I mean how Despicable can you be it's really really low you can see what slaves for Satan these people really are just really disgusting! Why do we elect idiots like this to serve us? Was he just voted in illegally or illegitimately? It makes you wonder if they're just cheating in Chicago why would somebody vote to put this idiot in office?
I wonder if Hillary Clinton would Clump him now in with the basket of deplorables? It sounds pretty deplorable to me the things that he says and does and even in Portland too like taking the side of the illegal immigrant against the ice agent who's just trying to do his job and rid our country of illegal immigrants in this country right now. It's very sad why don't all these people who protest so much why don't they go live in these third world countries then if they love them so much!
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