Chicago Priest Urges Trump to Restore Funding After 6 Die in Juneteenth Weekend Shootings
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Chicago Priest Urges Trump to Restore Funding After 6 Die in Juneteenth Weekend Shootings
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Summary
24 shootings across Chicago from Friday evening to late Sunday left 39 victims, including six killed, prompting Father Michael Pfleger to tell Donald Trump to "shut up" and return gun-violence prevention money.
Trump had posted that 22 people were shot and at least four died, saying he could make Chicago safe within a month and suggesting federal forces be sent into the city.
Monday's backlash centered on local control: community groups, faith leaders and city officials gathered at City Hall to back a proposed Department of Gun Violence Prevention to coordinate anti-violence programs.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Trump should invest in Black communities instead of cutting education, housing and health-care programs, while the White House argued the president's crime strategy had lowered violence in cities like Washington and Memphis.