President Donald Trump said early Thursday that Chicago's crime problems could be solved quickly if local officials sought his help, declaring he could "fix it in one month."
"The Mayor and Governor should be begging me for help. Crime is out of control in Chicago, potentially one of the greatest cities in the World (Again!). I could fix it in one month!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social page.
Trump linked his comments to a New York Post story reporting that Chicago's Labor Day weekend left eight people dead and at least 58 wounded in 32 separate shootings. The report stated that Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson continued to criticize Trump's proposed deployment of the National Guard.
Trump's post came as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned federal agents could be deployed to the area by the end of the week. Suburban officials were told to expect about 300 federal immigration agents as part of stepped-up enforcement operations.