Illinois Governor JB Pritzker must have made a wrong media turn on Thursday, because the portly Democrat found himself sitting across from Bret Baier of Fox News. Unlike most interviews, Pritzker was directly challenged. One of the most embarrassing moments was when Pritzker tried to deny that Chicago had the highest murder rate among the most populous cities in the U.S.
It didn’t go well for him thanks to Baier bringing the receipts. (WATCH)
Baier: "Why does Chicago have the highest murder rate of all the big cities?"
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 23, 2025
Pritzker: "We're not in the top 30."
Baier: *shows him a map showing Chicago is number one*
Pritzker: "Look, you can pull statistics up but our murder rate has been cut in half." pic.twitter.com/1Sg2JbyeIR
when you cut crime in half but you still lead the nation pic.twitter.com/xZwVtLdTa6
— The Questionable Gardner (@T_Q_Gardner) October 23, 2025
That was embarrassing.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) October 23, 2025
The whole interview was a disaster for Pritzker.
Commenters say the segment only highlighted Pritzker’s talent for lying with absolute ease.
Reporter: “Chicago leads the nation in murder rate.”
— legislation (@legislationpage) October 23, 2025
Pritzker: “Not if you close your eyes.” 💀
The Democrat ability to lie over and over again with no shame and a straight face needs to be studied
— Nuclear Family Supremacist 👨👩👧👦 (@wifeguychud) October 23, 2025
Lying is so natural to him.
— Dog Faced Pony Soldier (@CHADMSTEED1) October 23, 2025
They don’t care what they sound like. Their base supports them no matter what.
— Puddy (@Puddy12649721) October 23, 2025
Apparently, Democrats love being lied to.
Posters say it’s easy to fudge all the crime numbers except murder.
They can manipulate the stats for most crimes. Murder is harder, that's why you see "violent crime is down". It's not, they just let violent criminals go with lesser charges so they can continue to terrorize innocent citizens. It's Democrat's weak on crime strategy.
— Brian Speaks the Truth (@BigSky2A) October 23, 2025
Fox completely exposed him He tried to dodge the question, but the facts dont lie. Chicagos crime problem is real and can’t be hidden anymore.
— Ankit Bharosh (@ankitbharosh) October 23, 2025
that interview was brutal for Pritzker.
— 🏅Md Masood محمد مسعود (@MasoodMohd88) October 23, 2025
Nothing like being fact-checked on live TV to make your “talking points” crumble.
You can tell Pritzker was shaken quite a bit; he’s used to sitting across from a fellow Democrat pretending to be a journalist. It’s safe to say Baier leans to the right politically, but still takes his job as a journalist seriously. That spelled bad news for Pritzker.