Trump has taken aim at Chicago for over a decade, including on the 2024 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. He has repeatedly compared the city to Afghanistan and, in 2017, threatened to “send in the feds” due to gun violence in the city, despite historic declines in violent crime in recent years.

African-American ladies” are saying, “Please, President Trump, come to Chicago,” the president told reporters Friday, promising the Windy City will be next to receive a