Trump vows to solve crime in Chicago ‘just like’ in Washington after weekend of shootings

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will help Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) fight crime in Chicago “just like I did in DC.”

Trump teased the move of federal law enforcement to Chicago in a Truth Social post, which followed a Labor Day weekend crime surge in the Windy City, during which 58 people were shot, including eight fatally, in 37 separate shootings.

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