Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich blasted Democrat leaders in his home state of Illinois on Tuesday, accusing them of letting crime spiral out of control in Chicago for political reasons while turning their backs on vulnerable communities.

Appearing on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Blagojevich told Newsmax that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are more concerned with the optics of President Donald Trump solving the crime problem in Chicago than crime itself.

“They don’t want Trump in here to expose them for their failure to keep those neighborhoods safe,” Blagojevich said, pointing to opposition to Trump deploying the National Guard like he did in Washington.

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