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Kristi Noem: “For 13 consecutive years, Chicago had more murders than any…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Published | Video Starts at 05:11

And by the way, we're succeeding at that job. But when they bring people in and don't coordinate with us, they're going to cause enormous problems. Madam Secretary, your response? Well, For 13 consecutive years, Chicago had more murders than any other American city. In fact, just last year in 2024, they had three times the amount of murders that LA did five times more than New York City. (05:11–05:18)

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Asserts that Chicago has had the highest number of murders among American cities for 13 years.

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