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Today in Trump tweets, Feb. 23, 2017: ‘Totally out of control’ Chicago needs help

By Brian Murphy

bmurphy@mcclatchy.com

February 23, 2017 10:50 PM

In this Feb. 15, 2017 photo, police tape litters the ground at the scene of a Feb. 14, shooting that killed a toddler and a man authorities say was the intended target in Chicago, Ill. Chicago police are examining dramatic video that captured the video that was streamed live on Facebook. It was taken from inside a car driven by a young woman who was wounded in the shooting.
In this Feb. 15, 2017 photo, police tape litters the ground at the scene of a Feb. 14, shooting that killed a toddler and a man authorities say was the intended target in Chicago, Ill. Chicago police are examining dramatic video that captured the video that was streamed live on Facebook. It was taken from inside a car driven by a young woman who was wounded in the shooting. Teresa Crawford AP
In this Feb. 15, 2017 photo, police tape litters the ground at the scene of a Feb. 14, shooting that killed a toddler and a man authorities say was the intended target in Chicago, Ill. Chicago police are examining dramatic video that captured the video that was streamed live on Facebook. It was taken from inside a car driven by a young woman who was wounded in the shooting. Teresa Crawford AP

President Donald Trump’s Twitter use is slowing down. For this week, at least.

Trump sent three tweets on Thursday, following two-tweet days on Tuesday and Wednesday. Trump has not tweeted about “fake news” or “fake media” since Monday, after using the terms repeatedly in tweets for most of February.

Trump’s first message Thursday was a link to a Fox Business story about higher stock prices, attributed to the president’s job pledge.

Trump tweeted Thursday evening about violence in Chicago, a familiar topic for him. Trump has mentioned Chicago in 275 tweets. Though not all of them have been about violence or crime in Chicago, Trump’s three tweets about the city this year have been about violence, including his Jan. 24 call to send in the feds.

In Iowa, Donald Trump continued his appeal to African-Americans for their vote following the death of basketball star Dwyane Wade's cousin in Chicago. The Clinton campaign shot back with a campaign ad, telling those voters they have "everything" t

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The Chicago Tribune posted a story about Chicago homicides Thursday, and the Drudge Report placed the link at the top of its website. The Tribune story was posted about 30 minutes before Trump’s tweet at 7:01 p.m. Eastern.

Trump also promoted an interview with Henry Kavis at The Business Council of Washington in a Thursday night tweet. Kavis is a co-founder of a private equity firm.

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