(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says a Loyola University student would still be alive if Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker asked his administration to help stop crime.
The president spoke at a Cabinet meeting Thursday morning.
“It would be great if people like the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois would say, ‘Please come in and stop the crime,’” Trump said.
Trump referred to 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, who was allegedly shot and killed by a Venezuelan migrant Thursday.
“This young lady would be around today if we were around, because we have nobody coming through our border,” Trump said.
The president said crime is down 75% in Memphis, five months after the National Guard reported to the city.
“It’s a young lady whose life would be saved if we did what we did, as an example, in Washington D.C. which is now a safe city,” Trump said.
When asked for comment by The Center Square, the governor’s office pointed to a recent statement from a spokesperson.
“The family of Sheridan Gorman remains in Gov. Pritzker’s thoughts as they grieve and navigate the unimaginable loss of their daughter. He believes the person responsible for their daughter’s death needs to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” the statement said.
The governor said at Ag Day in Springfield on Monday that President Trump failed to follow his own edict to go after the worst of the worst.
Greg Bishop contributed to this story.