Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat, told Newsmax on Monday that his city needs help from the Trump administration to keep the peace.
“We need the National Guard to help take off the pressure from the Chicago Police Department, which is guarding some of the city’s assets,” he said on “Newsline.”
ABC 7 reported that in the first two days and nights of the long holiday weekend, 52 people have been shot and seven killed in Chicago.
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