Chicago politicians upset over lack of help from Trump administration

By Kelly Cohen

Published March 1, 2017 8:58pm ET

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Chicago politicians upset over lack of help from Trump administration — "Because this is so important, I'll always be ready with this list whenever the president asks," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement following Trump's address. "The better question, I'd suggest, is whether the president cares enough about violence in our city to do more than talk or tweet about it." (AP Photo/Matt Marton) | Matt Marton

President Trump has consistently called out Chicago for it struggles in combating its rising violence, and has even threatened to “send in the feds!” as recently as a month ago.

And on Tuesday night, Trump mentioned Chicago in his joint address to Congress and how its rate of shootings illustrates the country’s “cycle of violence.”

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