Brandon Johnson, mayor of Chicago, discards in a resounding way that crime is overwhelmed in “the city of winds” as stated by President Donald Trump under the warning of sending the National Guard to assume control of security.
Under the argument that there was a high criminal percentage in the capital of the country, recently, The head of the Nation federalized the control of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department And with the support of about 800 members of the National Guard has made more than 600 arrests of individuals considered as a risk for society.
Satisfied with the results of your security strategy, Trump anticipated replicating her in other cities in the country such as Chicago, where he states that the performance of the rulers has fallen short allowing criminals to commit total impunity.
“Chicago is a disaster. They have an incompetent mayor. Fully incompetent, and we will probably solve it below. That will be our next problem after this. And it will not even be difficult, ”he said to several reporters of media gathered in the Oval office.
In response, during an interview granted to the chain WNG, the aLcalde Johnson described as shameful the fact that the president tried to exhibit him with false statements and invites him to review the figures where a significant reduction of crimes committed in Chicago is pronounced.
“It is really a shame. It is offensive for this president to speak on behalf of the law and order, do the opposite.
Mayors of this city and throughout the country, we know exactly what is needed to reduce violence and crime in our cities because we are really doing it. In the last year, we have reduced homicides by more than 30%, theft by 35% and the shootings in almost 40%“He emphasized.
Likewise, the 49 -year -old African -American ruled out that using the National Guard to patrol the streets sends a bad sign of the effort developed by local authorities to keep the integrity of citizens safe.
“There are many things that the federal government could do to help us reduce crime and violence in Chicago, but sending the army is not one of them. The illegal deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago would threaten to undermine the historical progress we have achieved, ”he said.
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