Trump doubles down on National Guard plan to resolve Chicago crimes

president Donald Trump’s The strategy to address U.S. urban crime may be more focused this week as he reiterates the call for wider deployment of the National Guard.

Over the weekend, Trump shrunk his plans to curb crime and combat illegal immigration, especially in Chicago.

“Do you know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend? Eight. Do you know how many people were killed in Chicago the week before? Seven. Do you know how many people were injured? Seventy-four people were injured. Do you think it’s worse than that? I’m not that bad? I think it’s so bad?”

Trump and Chicago Democrats in Apocalypse Now Hit National Guard Deployment

His remarks were about his question about the memes of truth socializing the day before, and critics said it was threatening Chicago Deported by illegal immigrants and used by the use of the US military. The meme takes the role of “Revelation” as Trump’s AI image in the Vietnam War-era movie “Revelation” and takes the role of Robert Duvall as a character, telling a U.S. military officer rogues in the Cambodian jungle. The word “Immediate Magazine” is also seen on the image.

“’I love the smell of deportation in the morning…’” Trump wrote in his post, referring to a famous quote from the movie. He added: “Chicago is about to find out why it is called the Department of War.”

When asked again about social media posts, Trump told reporters: “We are not going to start a war.”

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“We’re going to clean up our cities. We’re going to clean them so they don’t kill five people every weekend,” he said. “That’s not war. That’s common sense.” He added before boarding the plane The United States opens men’s singles finals.

Trump’s focus on Chicago is because his administration has expanded National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. and quoted people on Crime and homelessness In the capital. He repeatedly described the characteristics of Washington, D.C. as “one of the most dangerous cities in the world.”

On Saturday, August 23, 2025, the Ohio National Guard patrols 14th Street in Washington, DC, USA. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Trump said in August that he was considering sending the National Guard to Chicago, calling it a “windly city” “a mess.” He said on August 22 that his administration will “straighten it down the road,” he added: “It won’t even be difficult.”

Meanwhile, the White House has not provided other details of potential deployment to Chicago.

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Trump also threatened to send troops to Baltimore, citing crimes in Portland and Boston to justify the wider crackdown.

Fox News Numbers Langdon Meen Contributed to this report.