{"id":2482030,"date":"2025-09-03T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-host-says-dem-governor-should-call-trump-for-reinforcements-so-they-can-save-lives\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:52:48","slug":"morning-joe-host-says-dem-governor-should-call-trump-for-reinforcements-so-they-can-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-host-says-dem-governor-should-call-trump-for-reinforcements-so-they-can-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Morning Joe&#8217; Host Says Dem Governor Should Call Trump for Reinforcements, So They Can &#8216;Save Lives&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmorning-joe-host-says-dem-governor-should-call-trump-for-reinforcements-so-they-can-save-lives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>MSNBC&#8217;s Joe Scarborough suggested that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker should collaborate with president Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops to combat crime in Illinois, similar to Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent federal intervention<\/a> in Washington, D.C.,which led to a meaningful drop in crime. Trump has expressed intentions to implement a comparable strategy in Chicago but did not provide a specific timeline. Scarborough criticized Chicago&#8217;s Democratic mayor Brandon Johnson for downplaying the city&#8217;s serious crime issues and rejecting additional law enforcement support, despite recent reports of numerous shootings and fatalities. The article also highlights similar criticisms of other Democratic mayors, like Baltimore&#8217;s Brandon Scott, regarding ongoing high crime rates. Former Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis believes local leaders resist federal assistance out of fear that effective action would expose their prior inaction. the article argues that major Democratic-led cities continue to struggle with crime despite funding and strict gun laws, suggesting political reluctance is a key obstacle to meaningful progress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>MSNBC&rsquo;s Joe Scarborough said Tuesday that Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker should reach out to President Donald Trump and partner with him on deploying National Guard troops in an effort to reduce crime in his state.<\/p>\n<p>These comments follow Trump&rsquo;s successful federalization of the Washington, D.C., police force, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-livid-mayor-bowser-slip-admits-trumps-policies-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharp decline<\/a> in criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>The commander in chief now has his sights set on other cities and said he intends to implement a similar plan in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump didn&rsquo;t specify a timetable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/going-trump-says-send-national-guard-chicago-without-giving-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but stated<\/a>, &ldquo;Well, we&rsquo;re going. I didn&rsquo;t say when. We&rsquo;re going in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually think that JB Pritzker should do something radical,&rdquo; &ldquo;Morning Joe&rdquo; host Scarborough said, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/09\/02\/morning-joe-chicago-crime-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-trump\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=offthepress&amp;utm_campaign=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a>. &ldquo;I think he should pick up the phone, call the president and say, &lsquo;You know and I know you don&rsquo;t have the constitutional authority to deploy the National Guard here.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;You can do that in D.C. You can&rsquo;t do that in Chicago, but let&rsquo;s partner up,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;&lsquo;These are the most dangerous parts of my state. We would love to figure out how to have a partnership that&rsquo;s constitutional, that respects the sort of balance of federalism &hellip;&nbsp; and let&rsquo;s work together to save lives.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Scarborough also slammed Chicago&rsquo;s Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson for attempting to deflect from the rampant crime in his city and for claiming that the city doesn&rsquo;t need anymore law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/at-least-54-people-shot-7-fatally-during-labor-day-weekend-in-chicago\/3818070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMAQ-TV<\/a> in Chicago reported that at least 58 people were shot, eight of whom were killed, during Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because right now this sort of &lsquo;Hey, nothing to see here, moving along. No problem here. Hey Donald Trump, we don&rsquo;t need you&rsquo; &mdash; and the mayor talking about &lsquo;we&rsquo;re gonna protect people&rsquo;s dignity in our city.&rsquo; Well, protect their lives. That&rsquo;s protecting their dignity,&rdquo; Scarborough added.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, this isn&rsquo;t the first time someone from MSNBC has recently targeted a far-left mayor for their city&rsquo;s crime rate.<\/p>\n<p>Late last month, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/smug-dem-mayor-gets-reality-check-citys-crime-bad-msnbc-couldnt-ignore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speaking with<\/a> network host Ana Cabrera, Baltimore&rsquo;s Democratic Mayor Brandon Scott seemed to rule out a federal takeover of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrity-chef-delivers-food-to-d-c-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Celebrity chef delivers food to D.C. law enforcement\">local police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He tried to tout a 50-year low in homicides, but Cabrera hit back and highlighted how Baltimore still has one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-highly-partisan-ny-probe\/\" title=\"Trump Slams &#039;Highly Partisan&#039; NY Probe\">highest crime rates<\/a> in the nation, with dozens of homicides having already been committed this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your city has seen this big drop in homicides this year, but it still has one of the highest crime rates in the country, and there are still dozens of people who have been killed,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is your plan to accelerate the crackdown of the violence? You mentioned some partnerships that have helped. What measures have you taken that are working?&rdquo; Cabrera added.<\/p>\n<p>He tried to blame the violence on firearms, gun stores, and gun companies, promising to &ldquo;go after them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Why are these big blue cities still a black eye upon the nation? They&rsquo;ve been given money and assistance. They&rsquo;re constantly preaching about how strict their gun laws are. Why are they still failing so miserably?<\/p>\n<p>Former Superintendent of Police for the Chicago Police Department, Jody P. Weis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-chicago-police-superintendent-thinks-knows-real-reason-dem-officials-trumps-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointed out<\/a> part of the reason during an interview earlier this week with Jan Jeffcoat of The National Desk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why do you think Pritzker and Johnson are so resistant to this?&rdquo; Jeffcoat asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I&rsquo;m gonna say a simple answer,&rdquo; Weis replied, &ldquo;I think they&rsquo;re afraid. I think they are afraid that people will see what can be done if politicians commit to taking action and really want to make a difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the only reason I can think of,&rdquo; he concluded, &ldquo;because, otherwise, it makes no sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is doing the right things. These cities are overrun with drugs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-six-words-trump-shuts-crime-debate-maryland-governor-stop-talking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violence<\/a>, homelessness, guns, and general filth. 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