The former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Jody Weis, has delivered a stunning and brutally honest assessment of the Democrat establishment’s hysterical reaction to the prospect of President Donald Trump restoring law and order to their city.
His analysis cuts to the very heart of the left’s political strategy, which prioritizes power over the safety and well-being of American citizens. Weis, with his extensive law enforcement background, exposed the raw political fear that drives the opposition from Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, stating unequivocally, “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.”
This profound statement reveals the entire charade. The Democrat leadership is not genuinely concerned about federal overreach or the well-being of their constituents; they are terrified of being exposed as the incompetent and ideologically-driven failures that they are. For years, they have presided over a catastrophic decline in public safety in Chicago, allowing violence to fester while blaming everything from systemic racism to a lack of funding, never accepting responsibility for their own soft-on-crime policies. The prospect of a successful federal intervention led by President Trump represents an existential threat to their narrative and their political futures.
When the people of Chicago witness a dramatic and undeniable reduction in crime, as was instantly achieved in Washington D.C., they will be forced to confront a simple, undeniable truth. As the article correctly notes, “when people see that crime can be handled, they will realize that the Democrat leaders in Chicago are allowing this to happen. It is a matter of choice.” This is the Democrats’ greatest nightmare: their constituents realizing they do not have to live in fear, that their children do not have to be exposed to rampant lawlessness, and that the solutions were available all along but were rejected for purely political reasons.
"To me, when you refuse help, you're saying you're happy with the numbers — and that is absolutely unacceptable in Chicago right now."
— Former Superintendent of Chicago Police Jody Weis pic.twitter.com/RTJu7JigIR
— Patriot4Life (@Patriot4Life72) September 3, 2025
The liberal media, acting as nothing more than a propaganda arm for the Democrat party, will inevitably attempt to spin this success as authoritarianism or to downplay the results altogether. They have no interest in reporting the truth if it contradicts their agenda or empowers President Trump. They would rather see American cities suffer than report on a victory for the rule of law and for the citizens trapped in these Democrat-run hellscapes. Their silence on the proven success in D.C. and their alarm at the thought of it being replicated in Chicago is a testament to their corrupt and partisan priorities.
RNCResearch: Former Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis on crime:
Democrats JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson are lying to their constituents.
Residents are begging for help, and Democrats are failing them. pic.twitter.com/C0GSoXgIHU
— Republican Women of Mercer County 💪🇺🇸 (@RWOMC) September 2, 2025
President Trump’s unwavering commitment to the safety of all Americans, regardless of the political cost or the hysterical attacks from the left, stands in stark contrast to the cowardice and calculated neglect of the Chicago political machine. His declaration, “We’re going in. I didn’t say when, we’re going in,” is a promise of action that the people of that city have been desperately waiting to hear from their own leaders for years. This is not about politics for the President; it is about fulfilling the most basic duty of government: to protect its citizens.