Before President Donald Trump said San Francisco should be considered for the next group of "great cities that can be fixed," city leaders had already spoken at an event saying federal intervention is not needed.

Trump's comments on San Francisco were made to FBI Director Kash Patel after Trump mentioned Chicago, where National Guard troops were deployed.

"The people in Chicago and the people in places like that that can be fixed, at some point, it gets to where you can't fix it anymore," Trump said. "But these are great cities that can be fixed. I'm going to be strongly recommending at the request of government officials, which is always nice, that you start looking at San Francisco … So, I'd like to recommend that for inclusion maybe in your next group."

Before Trump made those

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