Trump Threatens to “Send in the Feds” to Chicago

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    President Donald Trump took to Twitter last night to threaten to “send in the feds” if the city of Chicago fails to “fix the horrible ‘carnage'”.

     

    Earlier Tuesday, the Chicago Police Department had reported 250 shootings and 37 gun homicides in the first 24 days of January. The entire month of January 2016 saw 51 gun homicides in Chicago, meaning January 2017 will likely end with more than the same month last year; it’s unclear where Trumps “up 24%” claim comes from.

    It’s also unclear exactly what “send in the feds” means, or how federal law enforcement would interact with local police without violating the United States Constitution, which limits federal police powers as well as federal authority over local jurisdictions.

    Reaction on Twitter was swift, as usual.

    Trump promised, also on Twitter, a number of “national security” announcements today, Tweeting last night, “we will build the wall!”