President Trump Says He’s Sending ‘The Feds’ to Fight Crime in Chicago. Here’s What He Means

Jul 01, 2017, 02:42 PM

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President Trump tweeted Friday that he is "sending in Federal help" to fight gun violence in Chicago. That federal help, it turns out, is in the form of 20 ATF agents.

Chicago city officials said Friday that 20 agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were arriving to help the city reduce crime after years of rising murder rates.