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Until becoming mayor of Chicago last year, Lori Lightfoot had never held elected office,

but she'd served as a prosecutor and spent nearly a decade working on police reform.

Now she's contending with civil unrest over police violence, and at the same time,

the president of the United States is constantly attacking her for the city's homicide and gun violence rates.

Last week, Donald Trump announced that he's sending to Chicago 200 federal agents.

You have the hardest job in America, maybe.

They used to say that about New York City.

Being a big city mayor is tough no matter where you sit.

I can't imagine.

So let's begin.

President Trump recently announced that he was sending 200 federal agents to Chicago to do what he called fight crime.

Were you involved in that decision?

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