US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that residents of Chicago are calling to “bring in Trump” amid a wave of crime and violence in the city.

The statement comes after multiple shootings and a riot in the downtown Loop area on Friday night, which left at least one teenager dead, several others wounded, and multiple police officers injured.

The president has repeatedly called for federal intervention and deployment of the National Guard to address what he describes as rising violence and disorder, while city and state Democratic officials have argued that he is overstating the situation for political purposes.

Violence erupts after Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Friday’s incidents occurred shortly after the city’s official Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park. Aut

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