Chicago police dispute Trump claim on ‘tough tactics’

Posted by | August 24, 2016 11:31 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics


Chicago police dispute Trump’s claim that with “tough tactics” crime could be ended within a week.

NBC Chicago is reporting that the Chicago Police Department is pushing back on Trump’s claim that a “top” Chicago cop told him that the city’s violence could be stopped in a week if he were allowed to employ unspecified “tough police tactics.”

“We’ve discredited this claim months ago,” CPD spokesperson Frank Giancamilli said in a statement. “No one in the senior command at CPD has ever met with Donald Trump or a member of his campaign.”

CPD’s response this week came after Trump told Bill O’Reilly that a high-ranking police officer in Chicago told him the department knew how to end violence in the city “if they were given the authority to do it.” Apparently, Trump believes that political correctness is responsible for telling cops to not employ “tough” tactics.

In his statement, Giancamilli also disputed that “tough” tactics were the most effective way for police to reduce crime.

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8 responses to Chicago police dispute Trump claim on ‘tough tactics’

  1. whatthe46 August 24th, 2016 at 11:49

    He just can’t help himself

  2. Mike N. August 24th, 2016 at 12:16

    Trump’s plan: shoot ’em all and let god sort ’em out.

    • William August 24th, 2016 at 12:29

      Or at least two Corinthians.

      • whatthe46 August 25th, 2016 at 01:09

        they walked into a bar…

  3. MyDogsAreSmarterThanYou August 24th, 2016 at 14:04

    The fact that his base swallows such claims without challenge and without exception is of concern. Only the mentally deficient vote for Trump. I wouldn’t trust a single one of them to microwave a bag of popcorn without burning down the neighborhood.

  4. robert August 24th, 2016 at 15:50

    Trump meant to say, when the mass deportations start the violence will escalate.

    Sorry for the confusion

  5. Gary Parillo August 25th, 2016 at 03:50

    No one in the chicago p.d. ever spoke such nonsence,according to the chicago p.d.No one in the nfl ever sent a letter to trump,according to the N.F.L. Anyone except me notice a pattern here?Thankfully millions of us are able to see through this mans lies,but sadly millions of others do not,or will not.He has no idea what he talking about,but says only what he thinks people want to hear in an ongoing effort to manipulate and deceive.

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