Vice President Vance said on Sunday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) should “suffer some consequences” after President Trump called for the outspoken governor to be jailed for failing to protect federal immigration enforcement.
In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos noted Trump’s call for Pritzker to be jailed and repeatedly asked the vice president whether the Democratic governor had committed a crime.
“I think Governor Pritzker has certainly failed to keep the people of Illinois safe,” Vance responded when first asked, pointing to the high murder rate in Chicago.
“Why is he so mad at Donald Trump for trying to keep Chicagoans safe? He should be mad at the criminals that he has failed to keep at bay,” he added. “We're trying to help him, and we're tryin