NEWSMAX -- Eric Trump told Newsmax on Monday that his father, President Donald Trump, is focused on making American cities safe, clean, and livable again — and that the turnaround seen in Washington, D.C., could be repeated in crime-plagued Chicago.
Eric Trump made the remarks during an interview with Newsmax host Carl Higbie on "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE." He was responding to criticism from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who accused the president of "threatening to go to war with an American city" over his comments on Chicago.
"What's my father saying? I want American cities to be safe. I want them to be clean. I want them to be prosperous," Eric Trump said. "I don't want graffiti. I want grass in the fields at the parks. I want little kids to be able to walk through without seeing some homeless guy expose himself to everybody. This is what's happening all over the place."
Eric Trump pointed to the sharp reduction in crime in Washington, D.C., following federal efforts there.