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Trump: Pritzker Should Beg for Help with Public Safety in Chicago
Legal challenges blocked President Trump’s attempt to deploy 500 National Guard troops in Chicago to address over 4,000 shootings reported in the past 18 months.
- President Donald Trump suggested that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker should 'beg for help' to improve public safety in Chicago due to high crime rates, claiming he's letting people be killed in his city.
- Trump stated he could invoke the Insurrection Act to send National Guard troops to Chicago, comparing its violence to Egypt's strict crime measures.
- While on a flight back from a Middle East peace summit, Trump reiterated the need for governors to acknowledge crime issues and adopt stronger measures.
- Trump noted that lower crime rates in Washington, D.C. followed National Guard deployments, urging Pritzker to recognize Chicago's crime problems.
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'Beg for Help': President Trump’s Chicago Challenge to Governor Pritzker
A warning shot across Chicago’s skyline. President Donald Trump said he could legally invoke the Insurrection Act to combat violent crime in Chicago, urging Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to “beg for help” as tensions between the two leaders escalate. Speaking aboard Air Force One after concluding his Middle East peace tour, Trump compared violence-ridden American cities to Egypt’s strict approach to crime, which he credited to “strong leadership.”…
Pritzker: President Trump can’t legally use Insurrection Act to deploy National Guard – CBS2 (Chicago)
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, whose 7th House District includes the Broadview ICE facility, compared the fence outside the Broadview ICE facility to the Berlin Wall. "Just as the Berlin Wall did in 1961, this fence stands as a symbol of division," Welch said. "This fence is a symbol of dividing families. This fence is a symbol of dividing communities. This fence is a symbol of dividing Americans, and this fence is a symbol of den…
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