President Donald Trump has put Chicago’s Democrat leaders on notice, warning that it could be the next city to face a federal law enforcement takeover as residents continue to demand action against out-of-control violent crime.
“Chicago is a mess,” Trump told reporters Friday.
“You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent, and we’ll straighten that one out probably next, that will be our next one after this, and it won’t even be tough.
“And the people in Chicago, Mr. Vice President, are screaming for us to come.”
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US President Trump said he would expand his crime crackdown to Chicago, using federal powers to intervene in another city governed by Democrats, and threatened to take full control of Washington, D.C., rather than only its policing https://t.co/Mcya4WuXnZ pic.twitter.com/HqzjVXeIrI
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The comments come after Trump deployed federal agents and National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., earlier this month, resulting in more than a thousand arrests, including illegal aliens charged with assault, rape, murder, DUIs, and drug smuggling.
Officials say Chicago could be next, followed potentially by New York City.
For years, Chicagoans have been raising the alarm about violent crime while city officials have done little to address