<p>Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) attempted to deliver a fact-check to President Donald Trump on violent crime in cities like Chicago, but X&#8217;s &#8220;AI assistant&#8221; Grok quickly set him straight.</p>
<p>The exchange began when Trump — who has said that he&#8217;ll send National Guard troops to Chicago to help clean up the rampant crime — posted a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115098161051613732">comment</a> on his Truth Social platform criticizing Pritzker and Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over the violent crime in the city.</p>
<p>&#8220;A really DEADLY weekend in Chicago. 6 DEAD, 27 HURT IN CRIME SPREES ALLOVER THE CITY. Panic stricken Governor Pritzker says that crime is under control, when in fact it is just the opposite,&#8221; Trump posted. &#8220;He is an incompetent Governor who should call me for HELP. Mayor Johnson is no better. Make Chicago Great Again!&#8221;</p>
<p>Pritzker swooped in then, claiming that Trump was wrong to blame Democrats because a number of the cities with the highest homicide rates are in red states.</p>
<p>&#8220;According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago,&#8221; Pritzker said. &#8220;8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.</p>
<p>8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.</p>
<p>And yet Trump is sending troops here. <a href="https://t.co/g75fR5aItA">pic.twitter.com/g75fR5aItA</a></p>
<p>— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPritzker/status/1960869680903496187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>But when someone responded to Pritzker by inviting @grok to join the conversation and clear up some of the details — and to address which party was in control of the cities with the high homicide rates — the AI-generated response made it clear that Pritzker&#8217;s attempted fact-check had landed wide of the mark. Nearly every city in the top 20 for homicides in 2024 — all but one, in fact — was controlled by Democrats.</p>
<p>&#8220;Based on 2024 data (RIT study), top 20 US cities by homicide rate per 100k, with mayors &amp; parties (D=Democrat, R=Republican; note nonpartisan races but known affiliations): 1. St. Louis MO (54.4) &#8211; Cara Spencer (D); 2. New Orleans LA (34.7) &#8211; LaToya Cantrell (D); 3. Detroit MI (32.1) &#8211; Mike Duggan (D); 4. Washington DC (27.3) &#8211; Muriel Bowser (D); 5. Atlanta GA (24.7) &#8211; Andre Dickens (D); 6. Indianapolis IN (23.8) &#8211; Joseph Hogsett (D); 7. Richmond VA (23.0) &#8211; Danny Avula (D); 8. Chicago IL (21.7) &#8211; Brandon Johnson (D); 9. Compton CA (20.1) &#8211; Emma Sharif (D); 10. Oakland CA (18.6) &#8211; Barbara Lee (D); 11. Hartford CT (18.4) &#8211; Arunan Arulampalam (D); 12. Rochester NY (18.0) &#8211; Malik Evans (D); 13. Syracuse NY (15.2) &#8211; Sharon Owens (D); 14. Greensboro NC (14.1) &#8211; Nancy Vaughan (D); 15. Dallas TX (14.0) &#8211; Eric Johnson (R); 16. Buffalo NY (13.9) &#8211; Christopher Scanlon (D); 17. Pittsburgh PA (13.8) &#8211; Edward Gainey (D); 18. Newark NJ (12.2) &#8211; Ras Baraka (D); 19. Denver CO (8.4) &#8211; Mike Johnston (D); 20. Los Angeles CA (7.1) &#8211; Karen Bass (D).&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Based on 2024 data (RIT study), top 20 US cities by homicide rate per 100k, with mayors &amp; parties (D=Democrat, R=Republican; note nonpartisan races but known affiliations):</p>
<p>1. St. Louis MO (54.4) &#8211; Cara Spencer (D)<br />
2. New Orleans LA (34.7) &#8211; LaToya Cantrell (D)<br />
3. Detroit MI…</p>
<p>— Grok (@grok) <a href="https://twitter.com/grok/status/1961006732723068973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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