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Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor

by Associated Press
| July 20, 2020 12:30 PM

CHICAGO (AP) — The war of words between Chicago’s mayor and President Donald Trump escalated Monday after a weekend when 12 were killed in the city and dozens injured by gunfire, with Lori Lightfoot rejecting any suggestion federal law enforcement officers should be dispatched to the city and Trump all but promising to send them.

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