The Donald Trump Administration has issued a threat to pull federal funding from Chicago 's public transit system following the attack of a woman on a Chicago train last month, according to a report from the Associated Press (AP).

In a letter sent to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Monday, Federal Transit Authority Administrator Marc Molina demanded that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) create and enforce a new safety plan with the deadline set for December 19.

While the letter didn't make any specific demands on safety changes, Molina referenced the attack of Beth MaGee on Chicago's Blue Line, saying in part, "I will not accept the brutal assault of an innocent 26-year-old woman as an inevitable cost of providing public transportation.”

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