Trump vows to ‘take care of Chicago’ after backing off plan to send troops to San Francisco – live

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Source: theguardian.com
Trump vows to ‘take care of Chicago’ after backing off plan to send troops to San Francisco – live

Trump re-ups threats to deploy national guard to Chicago, Portland and Memphis during White House press event

More than half of Americans, including about three in 10 Republicans, believe president Donald Trump is using federal law enforcement to go after his enemies, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also found growing concern about US political divisions nine months into his second term in office.

Some 55% of poll respondents in the six-day poll, which closed on Monday, agreed with a statement that the Republican president is using law enforcement to target his enemies, while 26% disagreed and the rest were unsure or did not respond.

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