Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker did an interview on FOX Information with Bret Baier this week and it didn’t go properly. It was truly an ideal reminder that Democrats don’t often get challenged by journalists in the identical approach that Republicans do.
Baier wasn’t even that robust on Pritzker, he simply confronted him with some inconvenient info about his state and Pritzker fell aside.
The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft covered their exchange:
Brett Baier: Does Chicago have the very best homicide fee of all the massive cities?
Governor Pritzker: Effectively, we’re not within the prime 30 by way of our homicide fee. Certainly, our homicide fee has been minimize in half during the last 4 years, and yearly it’s gone down by double digits. In the event you take a look at all the violent crime during the last 4 years, they’ve all gone down.
Brett Baier: Right here’s a map. Most populous US cities, 17. 47 per 100,000 inhabitants. Chicago is primary over Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York, and Diego.
Governor Pritzker: What I’m explaining to you is while you need to struggle crime-Now, you’re speaking about violent crime. Look, you may pull statistics up. No, these are murders. I’m explaining to you that our homicide fee has been minimize in half.
Journalist Mark Halperin is among the many individuals who weren’t impressed with Pritzker’s efficiency. He panned the governor on his 2Way present right this moment.
Transcript through Real Clear Politics:
“It confirmed all the pieces I take into consideration his talent set. I simply don’t perceive why individuals are taking him critically as a presidential candidate — besides that he’s a billionaire. He did nothing to assist himself in that interview. He was completely on protection, sputtering, obscure, mentioned a bunch of issues that, after they’re fact-checked, shall be confirmed mistaken,” he mentioned.
“And it was a high-profile interview; he went on there, they gave him a ton of time, and I simply don’t get why, along with his report and his communication abilities, why he’s thought of a critical candidate. And this interview confirmed that for me.”
“It wasn’t a catastrophe, but it surely was only a missed alternative,” Halperin mentioned. “In the event you’re going to go in and sit with Bret on set, kill it,” Halperin mentioned.
Watch the clip beneath:
NEW: @MarkHalperin *HAMMERS* JB Pritzker after Fox Information interview
“My loser of the week is Governor Pritzker.”
“He did nothing to assist himself in that interview. He was completely on protection, sputtering, obscure, mentioned a bunch of issues that, after they’re fact-checked, shall be… pic.twitter.com/8hz6sX3zj6
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) October 24, 2025
Pritzker received’t make it out of the 2028 Democrat major. As a billionaire, he shall be virtually robotically disqualified.
