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Chicago Homicides Fell Two Years Straight; Republicans Hype Weekend Violence to Boost Trump
Populist strongman messaging
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Crime data show overall killings have declined, but GOP posts cherry-pick one bloody weekend to declare the city a war zone and pitch Trump as the only fix. The selective framing exaggerates danger to push an authoritarian ‘I alone can solve it’ message.
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