President Donald Trump declared Chicago “an absolute and total disaster” and vowed to discuss crime in the Midwestern hub with governors and other state officials he hosted Thursday at his New Jersey golf resort to talk about a prison policy overhaul.

There was one catch: He did not invite any Chicago or Illinois officials.

“We must strengthen community bonds with law enforcement, including cities like Chicago that have been an absolute and total disaster,” Trump said.

“We’ll be talking about Chicago today because that is something that in terms of our nation nobody could believe it could be happening,” he said. “Probably, I guess you have to take it from the leadership. That’s bad leadership.”

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, is a Democrat. But Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is a Republican, and he was not around the long table at the Bedminster resort, however. (Rauner is also facing a difficult re-election this fall.)