Rahm Emanuel defends Chicago schools after Trump criticism

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday touted gains made in Chicago public schools under his watch after President Donald Trump said this week that the "numbers" in Chicago schools are "very rough."

Emanuel has repeatedly jumped at the chance to publicly engage Trump after the president takes one of his frequent jabs at Chicago, positioning himself as a defender of the overwhelmingly Democratic city. On Wednesday, the mayor came to a news conference touting a school initiative and armed with copies of reports he says show Chicago Public Schools students making strides.

Rahm Emanuel: so proud of Chicago Public Schools he sends his kids to private schools.