President says Chicagoans are 'chanting, bring in Trump' after violent downtown riot leaves 8 shot, 1 dead
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President Donald Trump claims Chicagoans want federal help after a riot in the Chicago Loop downtown area left multiple people shot and police officers injured.
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"Massive crime and rioting in the Chicago Loop area. Multiple Police Officers attacked and badly injured. 300 people rioting, 6 victims shot, one critical and one DEAD," Trump wrote Saturday in a Truth Social post. She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
"In the meantime, Governor Pritzker and the Low IQ Mayor of Chicago are refusing Federal Government help for a situation that could be quickly remedied," he added. "The people are chanting, BRING IN TRUMP!!!"
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