I’m sending the feds into Chicago after 1,714 shootings this year says Trump – and Democrat-led city begged for the help
Donald Trump said on Friday that he was sending federal help to fight gun violence in Chicago that has reached ‘epidemic proportions’
‘Crime and killings in Chicago have reached such epidemic proportions that I am sending in Federal help. 1714 shootings in Chicago this year!’ Trump tweeted
Liberal Democratic mayor Rahm Emanuel has visited the White House several times to ask for help
Chicago police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the formation of the Chicago Crime Gun Strike Force
ATF has sent about 20 more agents to the city to help
By David Martosko, US Political Editor
DailyMail.com
30 June 2017
Donald Trump said on Friday that he was sending federal help to fight gun violence in Chicago that has reached ‘epidemic proportions.’
The president decried the high crime rate in the Illinois city as ‘carnage’ in January.
‘Crime and killings in Chicago have reached such epidemic proportions that I am sending in Federal help. 1714 shootings in Chicago this year!’ Trump wrote in an early morning tweet.
The president’s message came as Chicago police, federal agents and prosecutors launched a new initiative to stem the flow of illegal firearms in the city as part of efforts to curb rampant gun violence.
Chicago police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the formation of the Chicago Crime Gun Strike Force. The Chicago Sun-Times reported 20 additional ATF agents have been sent to Chicago.
Liberal Democratic mayor Rahm Emanuel has visited the White House several times to ask for help, the paper reported.
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