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Donald Trump: “11 people killed, 48 shot. That's not a city, that's a war…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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He came to me and he said, sir, save Chicago. It's a great city. It's going down fast. They had 11 people killed over the last couple of weeks. 11 people killed, 48 shot. That's not a city, that's a war zone. There's no city in the world like that. And then we have to listen to this Pritzker, get up. I know him well. (56:01–56:08)

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Asserts that 11 people were killed and 48 shot in a specific city.

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