India, Aug. 31 -- The White House drew attention to Chicago's violent crime rate, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt comparing the city's murder numbers to those of Pakistan's Islamabad and New Delhi.

Underscoring the administration's push for federal crime intervention, Leavitt said, "Chicago's murder rate is more than double that of Islamabad and nearly 15 times higher than that of New Delhi."

However, the press secretary did not disclose the source for the data she cited.

She argued that the statistics highlight the urgency of US President Donald Trump's new executive order, which authorizes "specialised units" of the National Guard to deal with "public order" issues in the city.

Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responde...