President Donald Trump on Saturday took aim at Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Truth Social, citing Chicago’s violent crime numbers and vowing that federal support could be on the way.

“Six people were killed, and 24 people were shot, in Chicago last weekend, and JB Pritzker, the weak and pathetic Governor of Illinois, just said that he doesn’t need help in preventing CRIME. He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming! MAGA. President DJT,” Trump wrote .

The statement follows weeks of escalating tension between the White House and Illinois officials over crime and immigration enforcement in Chicago. Earlier this month, Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, under Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, p

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