Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted the decision after Trump said at the White House Monday he would be sending federal agents to her city. 'What we do not need, and what will certainly make our community less safe is secret, federal agents deployed to Chicago,' she wrote. Eyesight damaging laser devices have been used in strobe lights against federal agents as well,' she said. The parents were similarly moved to protect protesters Saturday, until federal agents moved in and tear gassed the crowd. Speaking on CNN 's State of the Union, Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler on Sunday said federal officers 'are not wanted here.

Source: Daily Mail July 21, 2020 16:03 UTC