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Trump says Chicago next up for federal crime crackdown (CNN) [View all]
Trump says Chicago next up for federal crime crackdownhttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/22/politics/chicago-national-guard-trump-crackdown
President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago will be the next city that his administration targets for a federal crackdown on crime.
“We’ll straighten that one out, probably next, that will be our next one after this,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “I think Chicago will be our next and then we’ll help with New York.”
The president has credited his federal takeover of Washington, DC’s, police force with driving down crime in the city — touting a weeklong stretch without any murders as a “miracle” despite the fact that such weeks have occurred in DC multiple times so far this year.
Trump also dismissed polling showing that most city residents disapprove of the deployment of federal troops, calling them “fake news” and claiming that residents of Chicago and cities are clamoring for a similar law enforcement crackdown where they live.
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“We’ll straighten that one out, probably next, that will be our next one after this,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “I think Chicago will be our next and then we’ll help with New York.”
The president has credited his federal takeover of Washington, DC’s, police force with driving down crime in the city — touting a weeklong stretch without any murders as a “miracle” despite the fact that such weeks have occurred in DC multiple times so far this year.
Trump also dismissed polling showing that most city residents disapprove of the deployment of federal troops, calling them “fake news” and claiming that residents of Chicago and cities are clamoring for a similar law enforcement crackdown where they live.
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