President Donald Trump announced Friday that Chicago would be the next city his administration targets in a federal crackdown on crime, following his controversial intervention in Washington, D.C. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump suggested the campaign in Chicago could mirror or even exceed the scale of federal involvement in the capital. \u201cWe\u2019ll straighten that one out, probably next,\u201d he said. \u201cI think Chicago will be our next and then we\u2019ll help with New York.\u201d
The president credited his takeover of policing in Washington, including the deployment of more than 1,900 National Guard troops, with delivering a week without homicides in the city \u2014 a stretch he described as a \u201cmiracle,\u201d despite such periods having occurred multiple times this year. Trump said he could keep Guard members in the capital \u201cas long as I want\u201d under a national emergency declaration, a prospect that has alarmed many residents. He also threatened D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, warning that if she did not \u201cget her act straight,\u201d the federal government would assume broader control.
Trump dismissed polling showing widespread disapproval of federal troop deployments, insisting that city residents were calling for help. He claimed that Chicagoans, including African American women \u201cwearing red hats,\u201d had personally urged him to bring his law-and-order campaign to their neighborhoods. \u201cWhen we\u2019re ready, we\u2019ll go in and we\u2019ll straighten out Chicago just like we did D.C.,\u201d Trump said, attacking Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as \u201cincompetent.\u201d
Mayor Johnson, in response, said the city had received no formal communication from the White House and pointed to steep declines in homicides, robberies and shootings over the past year. He warned that an uncoordinated and \u201cunlawful\u201d National Guard deployment would inflame tensions and undermine trust between police and residents. \u201cTrust is foundational to building safer communities,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe problem with the President\u2019s approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound.\u201d
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also condemned Trump\u2019s comments, accusing him on X of using Los Angeles and Washington as \u201ctesting grounds for authoritarian overreach\u201d and now seeking to \u201cincite fear\u201d in Chicago. Pritzker argued the move would destabilize local safety efforts and deepen mistrust. As Trump pushes forward with his plans, Democratic leaders are bracing for what they see as another federal incursion into city governance \u2014 one that could reshape the balance of local and federal authority in policing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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