President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting initiatives in Chicago have produced dramatic declines in shootings, robberies and carjackings, and the administration’s early results mark one of the most consequential openings of a presidency since that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Newsmax on Saturday.
“President Trump has dramatically decreased crime rates in the city,” Blagojevich said on Newsmax’s “Saturday Report,” citing a 35% drop in shootings and a nearly 50% reduction in carjackings.
He added that lower murder rates especially benefit Black residents, who make up the majority of victims in Chicago.
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