President Donald Trump declared Chicago the “worst and most dangerous” city in the world on Tuesday.

Without citing any evidence, Trump claimed in a Truth Social post that Chicago is the “murder capital” of the world. However, CNN host John Berman disputed this claim on Tuesday, noting that Chicago is not even included in the top 10 U.S. cities with the worst violent crime rates.

“President Trump issued a statement on crime in Chicago with a new threat to have federal involvement to battle that crime. He called Chicago, ‘The worst and most dangerous city in the world by far,’ and said, ‘I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC, Chicago will soon be safe again,’” Berman said.

“Now it is important to note that Chicago does not rank in the top 10 of cities in the US

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