Trump's overview, especially the term "carnage" was bleak.  But, at least he is confronting the reality.  The city of Chicago for instance has as many murders as France, the latter with 20 times the population.  And, Chicago, while the worst of the horror of the American inner city tragedy is not an outlier.   Places like St. Louis, Baltimore, Detroit and on an on are in the same camp.  To think that America has had a black president who has really done so little for his own people, as he was not disposed to policing.  Trump's prescription is a solid push for law and order.  I sense he is right.  But, I do not see how he can bring this about on his won, as criminal law is a state matter, and policing is a city matter.  So, maybe that leaves him with just the bully pulpit.