Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is weighing a presidential campaign with a focus on public safety, an issue he is slated to address at an event hosted by the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy on Wednesday.

Emanuel, who previously served as White House chief of staff under former President Barack Obama, told Politico in an interview ahead of the appearance that Americans often feel they face only a “binary choice” between a push to “defund the police” and President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Democrat-led cities.

“Democrats, first should not be scared of the issue and second should be proactive about what their agenda is,” Emanuel said.

In an earlier interview, Emanuel said he was considering a White House bid, and on Wednesday he reiterated he is still weighing the decision, adding that he has no “hard timeline” for making an announcement.

During his remarks Wednesday, Emanuel plans to outline his approach to public safety, stressing enhanced community-policing training and youth programs alongside “tough action against hardened criminals and gang members.”

“More cops on the beat, and getting kids, guns and gangs off the street,” he said.

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