Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) condemned President Donald Trump on Friday for threatening federal intervention in Chicago to tackle crime.

Speaking about Chicago over the weekend, the president suggested the government will “straighten that one out next” after he federalized Washington, D.C., earlier this month, sending federal troops and other law enforcement personnel to the area to target criminal activity in the country’s capital.

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Pritzker responded to Trump’s proposal with a strongly worded statement accusing the president of attempting “to create chaos that distracts from his problems,” as well as “playing a

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