At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call
Key takeaways
- Reports said there were at least two dozen shootings in Chicago since 5pm on Friday.
- In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned why Illinois’s governor, JB Pritzker, had not welcomed military deployment.
- I could make Chicago a safe City in ONE MONTH, in ONE YEAR, it would be one of the safest!!!” Trump wrote in a Sunday post. “D.C. went from one of the worst, to one of the safest cities in the U.S.”
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Reports said there were at least two dozen shootings in Chicago since 5pm on Friday. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Reports said there were at least two dozen shootings in Chicago since 5pm on Friday. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Chicago At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call Mayor says ‘violence has no place in our city’ as president criticizes governor for not accepting national guard troops
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleAt least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in several shootings in Chicago since Friday, police said, with Donald Trump once again calling for military intervention in the midwestern city.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned why Illinois’s governor, JB Pritzker, had not welcomed military deployment.