Anthony Carter has spent his entire life in one of Chicago’s most dangerous areas.

He now works every day to make his community, known to many as O Block , feel safer.

But he doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s help.

“It’s within us to stop the violence,” Carter says. “President Trump couldn’t do nothing about that.”

Trump has turned his attention toward Chicago this month, calling the city a “killing field” and a “disaster” in need of cleaning up. He’s threatened to send in the National Guard, although violent crime is down citywide.

It’s unclear whether Trump has the legal authority to send troops to the city, where they would go and what they would do.

And while residents like Carter have differing views on how safe the city is, nearly everyone interviewed for this story agreed

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