Spotlight Politics: Trump Weighs in on Chicago’s Violence
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Chicago’s violence takes the national spotlight. Our politics team weighs in.
President Donald Trump will send “more than 100” federal agents to crack down on surging crime in Chicago — but will not order a Portland-style paramilitary strike force to patrol the city. Our Spotlight Politics team of Amanda Vinicky, Heather Cherone and Carol Marin weighs in.
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Spotlight Politics: Trump Weighs in on Chicago’s Violence
Clip: 7/22/2020 | 9m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
President Donald Trump will send “more than 100” federal agents to crack down on surging crime in Chicago — but will not order a Portland-style paramilitary strike force to patrol the city. Our Spotlight Politics team of Amanda Vinicky, Heather Cherone and Carol Marin weighs in.
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