Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson laughed off President Donald Trump's claim that a single police officer could solve Chicago's crime problem in one day.
While speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference on Monday, Trump attacked Johnson even though he was not in attendance. Trump argued that Chicago was more violent than Afghanistan.
Later on Monday, Johnson brushed off Trump's criticism.
"Facts matter, and everyone in this room knows that," Johnson told reporters. "I'm exceptionally proud of the work being done by the 13,400 men & women of the Chicago Police Department and our partners in the communities that they serve. This administration has hurt many communities in Chicago, but CPS is here, & will always be here, to stand up for them."
The superintendent noted that Trump was being protected by the same officers he attacked during his visit to Chicago.
Johnson reportedly laughed out loud when one reporter asked about Trump's claim that an anonymous "motorcycle cop" told him that he could solve Chicago's crime problem in "one day."
"As far as this mystery cop... I know that the interim superintendent at the time did an exhaustive search [for] this person," Johnson said. "We were never able to identify him. And we spent a lot of time trying to identify this person."
"That person doesn't exist," he revealed. "Nobody, nobody... would claim that they said that to him."
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