Illinois leaders postponed Trump’s potential National Guard program for Chicago

Illinois leaders are joining the president Donald Trump’s It is suggested that he might send the National Guard to the state to combat Chicago crimes – similar to what he did to resolve crimes in Washington.

although Trump has surfaced in several other cities In the United States (including Chicago and New York), a large number of National Guards can also be received to reduce the influx of crime, with Illinois leaders sending alerts on Lincoln lands and making it clear that these troops are unpopular.

“Forcing the military into Chicago to intimidate Americans in their own communities doesn’t make our country stronger,” Senator D-Ill said in Monday’s X Post, saying: “Forcing the military to enter Chicago, to intimidate Americans in their communities doesn’t make our country stronger, which simply prevents the military from its core mission of ensuring Americans are safe from real opponents who want us to hurt.”

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Democrat, too Say this move on Monday It is “unconstitutional” and “non-American”.

“Donald Trump wants to use his military to occupy American cities, punish their dissidents and gain political points,” Pritzker said. “If this happens in any other country, we will effortlessly call it a dangerous force.”

Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the crime occurred in Chicago. He said the city has reduced homicides by more than 30% over the past year, robberies by 35% and shootings by nearly 40%.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the crime happened in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

“The problem with the president’s approach is that it has no coordination, no coordination, no sense of meaning,” Johnson said in a statement Friday. “Illegal deployment of the National Guard to Chicago has the potential to inspire tensions between residents and law enforcement when we know that trust between police and residents is the basis for building safer communities.”

However, the White House issued a fact sheet on Monday, pointing out local reports that Chicago had killed the most in the past 13 years as of 2024.

On August 11, Trump announced plans to deploy troops from the District of Columbia National Guard and the federal government will resolve crimes in Washington. Trump has been surfaced since then, and he may deploy National Guard forces to other cities in the United States and return to zero in Chicago in particular, describing the city as a “field of killing.”

“We go in and we will solve Chicago in a week, maybe less,” Trump told reporters Monday morning. “But within a week, we will have no crime in Chicago, just like there is no crime in Washington, D.C.,” Trump told reporters Monday morning.

Trump made similar comments Tuesday, saying he wanted Prizker to call him and asked him to send the National Guard.

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemned the Trump administration’s potential plans to deploy National Guard forces to the city and spoke to journalists in front of Trump Tower in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

“Everyone knows Chicago is a hell right now,” Trump said at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “Everyone knows.”

The National Guard is a reserve that can be used to address state and federal operations, including natural disasters. While most are usually supervised by state governments, the federal government is responsible for the District of Columbia National Guard. But Trump’s response to the riots against immigration in June – bypassing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to deploy the California National Guard to Los Angeles.

The Democrat Newsom eventually filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration as its federal National Guard responded to the riots and marked the move as a “step toward authoritarianism.”