President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago will be the next major U.S. city to face a crackdown on crime after deploying federal law enforcement officials and the National Guard to Washington.
“After we do this, we’ll go to another location, and we’ll make it safe also,” Trump told reporters inside the Oval Office, referring to his efforts in Washington to crack down on crime.
“Chicago’s a mess. We’ll straighten that one out probably next. That will be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough.”
The president suggested that there are residents urging him to intervene in Chicago, adding that his administration would focus on other cities after that. He named New York City as another municipality that could be targeted….