Watch: Trump blasts Chicago police chief as 'disgrace,' in fiery takedown at law enforcement conference
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson boycotts President Trump's address to the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference in Chicago.
President Trump tore into Chicago’s top cop on Monday at a law enforcement conference in the city, blasting Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson for soaring violent crime rates and accusing him of putting "criminals and illegal aliens" before Windy City residents.
The series of broadsides from the commander-in-chief came after Johnson boycotted the president’s speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago. Trump went after Johnson at length -- going so far as to suggest he should be replaced while describing the city as more dangerous than Afghanistan -- before diving into his prepared remarks.