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Chicago Mayor: Trump Sending National Guard Would ‘only Serve to Destabilize Our City’
Governor Pritzker cited legal limits to reject federal National Guard deployment and highlighted a 30% homicide drop and 40% shooting reduction in Chicago, despite funding cuts.
- On Monday, Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to declare a 'crime emergency' and threatened similar measures for Chicago.
- At a Monday press conference, Illinois governor Pritzker invoked the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, stating the federal government lacks legal authority to send soldiers into American cities.
- Recent Chicago data show 246 murders through Aug. 9, down from 359 in 2024, with a 30% drop in homicides and nearly 40% reduction in shootings.
- Hopkins added that without local invitation and extreme circumstances, troop deployment 'just don’t think it can happen,' emphasizing Illinois's limited federal authority.
- Last week, Trump cut $158 million in violence prevention funding and terminated over $800 million in grants, officials said.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
The Center SquareChicago group says Illinois officials break laws as they blast Trump
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he and Gov. J.B. Pritzker are on the same page about President Donald Trump not having authority to send National Guard troops to the city. Trump called Pritzker and Johnson “incompetent”…
Chicago group says Illinois officials break laws as they blast Trump - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he and Gov. J.B. Pritzker are on the same page about President Donald Trump not having authority to send National Guard troops to the city. Trump called Pritzker and Johnson “incompetent” on Monday and suggested that he could send the National Guard to reduce violence in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson said at his press availability Tuesday that the president does not have the legal authori…
Racist Chicago mayor says Trump sending National Guard will 'only serve ...
Illinois Governor Says Trump Is Following Nazi-Era Playbook After Threats of Occupying Chicago: 'Doesn't Follow the Law'
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Monday compared President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to tactics used by the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s
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