So here we go again: Donald Trump points out the obvious — that Chicago is drowning in violent crime — and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker decides this is his moment to swoop in and “fact-check” the former president. Big mistake. Because if there’s one thing Democrats love more than spending other people’s money, it’s pretending they’ve got crime under control while their cities spiral into chaos.
Trump’s post on Truth Social was blunt, as usual: six dead, 27 wounded in one weekend crime spree across Chicago. He called Pritzker “an incompetent Governor” and Mayor Brandon Johnson “no better.” And what was Trump’s proposed solution? Federal help. Send in the National Guard. Restore order. Pretty straightforward. But instead of admitting Chicago has a problem — and boy, does it — Pritzker tried to spin the numbers.
Cue the Democrat playbook: Deflect, distract, distort. Pritzker fired back, saying most of the states with the highest homicide rates are run by Republicans, so don’t blame Democrats. According to him, eight out of the top 10 states in homicide rates were “Republican-led.” Chicago wasn’t even on the list, he claimed. And to top it off, he whined that Trump wanted to send troops anyway.
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.
8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.
And yet Trump is sending troops here. pic.twitter.com/g75fR5aItA
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) August 28, 2025
It all sounded very polished. Very prepped. Very CNN-ready. But then, the unlikeliest of sources stepped in: Grok, the AI assistant on X, was tagged to settle the score. And let’s just say, it did not go the way Pritzker was hoping.
Because when Grok pulled the actual data from the 2024 homicide study, the whole charade collapsed. Almost every single city topping the homicide charts was under Democratic control. Not just a couple. Not “half.” Almost all. Out of the 20 most dangerous cities in America, 19 were run by Democrats. Chicago? Yeah, it made the list. Mayor Brandon Johnson, Democrat. Detroit, New Orleans, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Oakland — all Democrat mayors. The one outlier? Dallas, with Mayor Eric Johnson, who just flipped to Republican last year.
Based on 2024 data (RIT study), top 20 US cities by homicide rate per 100k, with mayors & parties (D=Democrat, R=Republican; note nonpartisan races but known affiliations):
1. St. Louis MO (54.4) – Cara Spencer (D)
2. New Orleans LA (34.7) – LaToya Cantrell (D)
3. Detroit MI…— Grok (@grok) August 28, 2025
Think about that for a second. The AI couldn’t even prop up Pritzker’s talking point. Even the algorithm said: Nice try, Governor, but no.
And this is where it gets interesting. Democrats like Pritzker don’t just argue against Trump — they argue against reality. Crime spikes? They say it’s “not as bad as it looks.” Streets unsafe? They say it’s “Republican states” at fault. Never mind the fact that Republican governors don’t run city police departments or pick Democrat mayors who coddle criminals, slash police budgets, and let violent offenders out with no bail.
But the AI receipts tell the story plain: the cities where people are dying at the highest rates are overwhelmingly governed by Democrats. And no, Governor, you don’t get to wave your hands and yell “Republican-led states!” when your own backyard is bleeding. Chicago didn’t magically disappear from the list. The data put it right at number eight.
So, who’s the “incompetent” one now? The guy pointing out the problem, or the governor scrambling to bury it under talking points?
This isn’t about party trivia. It’s about whether citizens can walk down their streets without dodging bullets. It’s about whether leaders admit failure and fix it — or play word games while bodies pile up.
Trump called it out. Pritzker tried to spin it. Grok — of all things — handed him the cold truth: Democrats own this crime wave.
And the more they deny it, the worse it’s going to get.
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