Governor Pritzker is out making the circuit for two reasons: trying to bring business and trying to burnish his creds to run for president next year. With an affable smile on his face, he did his best to ignore reality Monday. Maybe he was auditioning for “Baghdad Bob.” Who knows. Either way he proceeded to completely ignore reality in answering a question about crime in Chicago and how that violence is scaring away businesses.
His answer?
“Violent crime has been coming down, actually for three years, but in particular over the last year. Shootings and murders have come down significantly. Again, it doesn’t make anyone feel safer to just hear a statistic; it will take some time, but that is something people should know.”
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is touting his efforts to attract new businesses throughout the state. During a discussion with Crain’s Chicago Business, he also discussed concerns around crime in the city.
The governor took questions Monday from the publication during a midday event and was asked about what he is doing to stop the violence in Chicago, which he says is not as bad as some believe.
“Violent crime has been coming down, actually for three years, but in particular over the last year,” Pritzker said. “Shootings and murders have come down significantly. Again, it doesn’t make anyone feel safer to just hear a statistic; it will take some time, but that is something people should know.”
Really Governor? Is reality just another right-wing talking point?
CWB Chicago called him out on it:
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker unloaded a whopper of a lie on Monday that would make even the Chicago Police Department’s boldest press relations executive blush.
“Violent crime has been coming down [in Chicago], actually for three years, but in particular over the last year,” Pritzker said during an afternoon Q&A with Crain’s Chicago Business, according to The Center Square.
“Shootings and murders have come down significantly,” Pritzker continued. “Again, it doesn’t make anyone feel safer to just hear a statistic; it will take some time, but that is something people should know.”
“[The Chicago Police Department] publishes statistics where you can see where the problem areas are with car thefts and robberies and so on, but shootings and murders have come down significantly,” Pritzker said.
Let’s take a look at those statistics published by CPD, governor. Here are the year-to-date historical comparisons from its most recent report, dated November 19.
We’ll see how loudly the establishment media report on Pritzker’s whopper of a lie. Or maybe they’ll make the story about the right wing’s reaction to Pritzker’s bold claims.
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