Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a public safety roundtable to highlight community violence intervention strategies in both Chicago and Baltimore Monday.

The roundtable followed recent threats by President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in Baltimore and Chicago as part of a broader crackdown on crime.

Conversations about National Guard deployment in Baltimore began in August, when Mr. Trump announced he was sending troops to Washington, D.C., to address rising crime. In that announcement, he referred to cities such as Baltimore and Chicago as being "so far gone on crime."

Scott rebutted the statement , saying Baltimore is experiencing its safest period in more than 50 years.

Baltimore sees drop in violent crime

Mayor Scott said the ci

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