U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that when asked about possible deployment, he would send the National Guard to Chicago and say we were going to Chicago.
The president claims that despite FBI data showing a drop in murder rates in recent years, crime in the city has been out of control.
Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. – BBC-verified Nick Beake explores whether he can do the same in Chicago.
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