Trump disparages crime rate in war zone Chicago before DNC gathering, vows to make city safe if reelected

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Former president Donald Trump emphasized on the current crime numbers in a post on Truth Social on Monday morning, August 19, just before the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago began. 

Trump's comments came after Monee Jacobs, whose son was murdered in Chicago last year, joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss her quest for answers and the impact of soft-on-crime policies on America's communities.  

Donald Trump's Truth-Social Post

"CRIME IN AMERICA IS OUT OF CONTROL. I AM GOING TO MAKE IT, ALONG WITH THE ECONOMY, INFLATION, STRONG BORDERS, AND ENERGY DOMINANCE, MY TOP PRIORITY. THE DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING THEIR CONVENTION IN CHICAGO IN ORDER TO SHOWCASE IT, AND YET 117 PEOPLE WERE SHOT, 17 KILLED, ON THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, AND 40 WERE SHOT THIS WEEKEND," the GOP presidential nominee wrote in all-capital letters. 

"THAT IS A WAR ZONE, AND WILL BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY. I WILL BRING CRIME IN AMERICA DOWN TO A TINY FRACTION OF WHAT IT IS TODAY. MOTHERS WILL NO LONGER BE LOSING THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE WEAK, LIBERAL POLITICIANS HAVE GIVEN UP ON SECURING A CRIME FREE USA!!! I WILL STOP VIOLENT CRIME IN AMERICA!!!" he said, according to Fox News. 

Monee Jacobs' emotional message to Democrats after her son's murder

After Monee Jacobs' son Jeremy was killed in the Windy City last year, her family was forced to piece together their lives while still grieving deeply and searching for information about what had happened.

Although she is not politically inclined, Jacobs sat down early on Monday morning, August 19, with 'Fox & Friends' co-host Lawrence Jones and begged legislators who are lenient when it comes to crime to make cities safer.

"Focus more on helping. We're losing babies. We're not losing the elderly as fast as we're losing our young people. They're not even getting a chance to grow up," she said, adding "I'll never know what it feels like to have a grandchild from him [Jeremy]. We're losing our future… What is it going to take for you to step in and do what you're supposed to do to protect the community? You're not doing it because, if you were, we would have answers about everything."

Monee Jacobs says details surrounding her son's murder are still vague

According to Monee Jacobs, there are still many unanswered questions regarding her son's murder and she continues to ask local authorities for updates in order to learn the truth.

"I'm angry, but when I call, I try to be humble… You have to still talk to them with respect. They don't give that to me. You don't even call me to update me about anything. I think that's unfair," she told Jones.

She added, "The story you give me is not the right story because I know my son like we know him, and you can't tell me what you told me and think that I'm just going to let that go, because that's not what happened, and I know you know more, but you don't call me to update me about anything, and I think it's unfair that I have to keep calling you."

"But he's the top case. You told me he's your priority, but how could you not reach out to me and keep me updated about what you're finding out?" she further said in tears.

Internet lashes out at Donald Trump after he speaks of rising crime rate in Chicago

The former president was criticized by netizens after he expressed alarm about the sharp rise in crime in Chicago and pledged to make the area safer if reelected this year.

One X user tweeted, "How cleverly Trump has arranged himself! He claims that the past would have been better with him. He promises that the future under his presidency will be wonderful. But in the present we see only an old mossy grandfather with an inadequate psyche and a gigantic conceit." 

Another added, "Trump proudly claims he did nothing to stop school shootings." "Mothers unfortunately lost children during Trump’s 1st term," remarked one, Someone else wrote, "He had four years. Why didn't he stop it then?"

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