Trump vows to end crime in 'most dangerous city' Chicago

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to quickly resolve what he called "the crime problem" in Chicago, hinting at sending troops into what he branded the "most dangerous city in the world."

"I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, referring to his deployment of National Guard reservists to the US capital beginning last month.

"Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the World, by far," he said, adding that JB Pritzker, the Democratic governor of the state of Illinois where Chicago is located, "needs help badly, he just doesn't know it yet."

Trump cited in his post the latest crime statistics from America's third-largest city: Some 54 people shot in Chicago over the holiday weekend, including eight deaths, with similar figures for the previous two weekends.

"Chicago will be safe again, and soon," he said.

The comments come as the Republican leader repeatedly threatens to send thousands of US military personnel into Democratic strongholds like Chicago and Baltimore cities he has slammed as high-crime zones flooded with undocumented immigrants.

Pritzker has clashed with Trump in recent days, accusing the president of launching "an invasion" with the deployments as a way to boost his anti-crime, anti-immigration agenda.

Thousands of National Guard troops and US Marines were deployed to Los Angeles beginning in June, intended to assist police as they cracked down on protests and unrest over Trump's sweeps for undocumented migrants.

Trump also ordered the deployment of the National Guard into Washington in August, and has claimed the move boosted security in the city.