Posted on 10/06/2021 11:28:14 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
The wealthiest person in Illinois said the state's governor refused to deploy the National Guard in Chicago during civil unrest in the summer of 2020 because of the optics doing so would create, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin said he implored Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., to declare a state of emergency and deploy the National Guard as more than 2,100 businesses across Chicago were damaged following the killing of George Floyd.
"I told him to deploy the National Guard and he goes, 'It won’t look good for there to be men and women on Michigan Avenue with assault weapons,'" Griffin told the Economic Club of Chicago on Monday, the Tribune reported.
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You should have acted to prevent their accumulation of that much power.
more than 2,100 businesses across Chicago were damaged
***But the FBI is focused on the 3 hours of January 6 where there was very little destruction, no fires, and people were let in by the cops.
Must be nice to be so wealthy that you can call up your state’s Governor and tell him what to do!
Threatens feh...
He is a big Trump supporter so I’ve read and Pritzker bad mouthed him for it.
Thought obama resides on Martha’s Vineyard..
Why threaten? Take your money to a sane city.
Figure he is headed for Miami/Palm Beach area of Florida, following all the other Chicago/Illinois people fleeing the failed state.
For those who don’t read articles, my favorite line:
“Chicago is like Afghanistan on a good day.”
It didn’t look good to sit on his thumbs and do nothing while businesses and livelihoods burned.
Why the heck did he leave?
What can the Guard do in Chicago?
Are they going to hunt down gangs and engage them? Kick doors?
Or are they just going to stand around with empty magazines?
Read the article to the end.
Griffen is an idiot on Trump. Trump is the best thing that happened to this country. This shows us that Griffen is a mealy mouthed spineless Deep Stater who enjoys/benefits from the terribly corrupt Deep City State known as DC.
Add “and most of the participants observed velvet rope lines.”
Who did he vote for? I say if he voted Rat, he needs to stay there.
If they would only lie in the beds they made. But they move over and crap on ours.
"Griffin said former President Donald Trump’s economic policies were "pretty damn good" for America, but he never financially supported Trump’s campaign because of the former president's "incredibly offensive attacks on the Hispanic community."
He does not support another Trump run for office."
Well put.
“Must be nice to be so wealthy that you can call up your state’s Governor and tell him what to do!”
Didn’t get him anywhere. I hope he moves away, that will get him somewhere.
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