PHILADELPHIA - President Donald Trump says he's sending federal law enforcement officers to Philadelphia and other cities across the country as gun violence skyrockets nationwide.For weeks, the president has slammed the crime rates in American cities.
He faults Democratic mayors and other officials for not cracking down harder.The summer crimewave comes amid widespread protests against police brutality and racism.In some cases it, has led cities to overhaul their policing practices.The president says the feds have greatly helped in Portland, Ore."Well, I'm going to do something, that I can tell you, because we're not going to leave New York and Chicago and Philadelphia, Detroit and Baltimore and all of these, Oakland is a mess," Trump said.