Chicago mayor calls Trump’s announcement on possible takeover of city ‘offensive and unlawful’

Chicago mayor calls Trump’s announcement on possible takeover of city ‘offensive and unlawful’

According to Chicago’s own reports, homicides in Chicago have dropped by more than 30 per cent over the past year, robberies by 35 per cent, and shootings by nearly 40 per cent

Troops load boxes of rifle ammunition at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters as President Donald Trump implements his order to use federal law enforcement and the National Guard to expel homeless people and rid the nation’s capital of violent crime, in Washington, on Tuesday. AP