23 Aug 2025 3:27 pm
The usual suspects.
Trump Looks to Chicago Next in Federal Crackdown on Crime
(Full article at above link)
Chicago will likely be the next target in the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime, the president said Friday, prompting pushback from city and state leaders who called the possible deployment of National Guard troops an overreach of federal power. “Chicago’s a mess,” President Trump said Friday. “We’ll straighten that one out probably next.” And then, he added, “we’ll help with New York.” The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington D.C., this month and to Los Angeles earlier this year. The president describes the tactics as part of an effort to make cities safer. These actions have elicited questions over the role of military power on U.S. soil and criticism from local Democratic leaders. When asked by a reporter, Trump said he hadn’t taken steps to bring the crackdown to Chicago. “When we’re ready, we’ll go in and we’ll straighten out Chicago, just like we did D.C.,” Trump said.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday that city leaders haven’t heard from the Trump administration about the possible deployment of federal law enforcement. Johnson pushed back on the president’s comments and said crimes, including homicides, robberies and shootings, have declined in the city over the past year. (LIAR! - Punch)
“There are many things the federal government could do to help us reduce crime and violence in Chicago, but sending in the military is not one of them,” Johnson said. (Too bad! -Punch)