President Trump used his joint address to Congress Tuesday night to call on everyone to respect law enforcement.
“Police and sheriffs are members of our community. They are friends and neighbors, they are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters,” the Republican said in the House chamber Tuesday night. “We must support the incredible men and women of law enforcement.”
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Trump also condemned violence, mentioning Chicago. The city has seen an uptick in shootings, as have the nation’s 30 largest cities.
In those cities, homicides increased by 14 percent from 2015 to 2016. But Chicago was responsible for nearly 44 percent of of that total increase, according to a report from the Brennan Center for Justice.
“But to break the cycle of poverty, we must also break the cycle of violence, Trump said, adding that to do that “we must work with — not against — the men and women of law enforcement.”
“We must build bridges of cooperation and trust — not drive the wedge of disunity and division,” he said.
