Washington, July 5 -- President Donald Trump on Sunday launched a biting critique of Democratic-led local governance in Illinois state, contrasting more deaths in shooting incidents in Chicago to the US casualties in the Iran conflict.

According to the data from the Chicago Police Department, 137 people died in shooting incidents in March, 97 died in February, and 858 people have become victims of shooting incidents till June this year. In contrast, as per CENTCOM, 13 US military service members have died during the conflict in Iran.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that "over 273 Americans have been shot since the war in Iran began... in Chicago."

The remark comes amid an ongoing political feud between President Trump and Illi...