America’s Urban War Zone: Baltimore Doubles Chicago’s Homicide Rate In 2017

Back in June, President Trump used Twitter to officially announce America’s urban crisis.
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He hit the ground running calling out the death and destruction in Chicago.
Trump made it clear that he was ‘sending in Federal help’ to contain the dying city.
Crime and killings in Chicago have reached such epidemic proportions that I am sending in Federal help. 1714 shootings in Chicago this year!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2017

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Oct 8, 2017.