A 14-year-old boy was killed and eight other teenagers were injured in separate shootings late on Friday in Chicago’s Loop, part of the city’s downtown, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Less than 24 hours after violence during a so-called “teen takeover”, Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to condemn the violence and again raise the prospect of deploying federalised troops to Chicago, as he has already done in cities including Los Angeles and Washington DC.

“Massive crime and rioting in the Chicago Loop area. Multiple Police Officers attacked and badly injured. 300 people rioting, 6 victims shot, one critical and one DEAD,” the president wrote.

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He continued: “In the meantime, Governor Pritzker and the Low IQ Mayor of Chicago are

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