At a December 2017 rally in Florida, Trump said, “The city of Chicago. What the hell is going on in Chicago? There are those who say that Afghanistan is safer than Chicago, okay? What is going on? You know what’s wrong with Chicago? Weak, ineffective politicians. Democrats that don’t want to force restrictions and don’t, and by the way, Chicago, — for those of you that are gonna say, ‘Guns, guns’ — Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the United States, okay? Just in case you were thinking about it. You know they immediately say, ‘Oh, you’re gonna take away.’ Well, Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the United States. So we’re asking Democrats in Congress to cease their obstruction and do the right thing — end sanctuary cities.”