Chicago (AP) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chicago would probably be the next goal of his efforts to crack down on crime, homeless and illegal immigration.
Trump indicated that whatever has been done in the city of Midwestern can get the same treatment Washington DC, Where he has deployed 2,000 soldiers on the roads.
“I think Chicago will be our next,” Trump told reporters at the White House, “Later adding,” and then we will help with New York. “
Comments came as a Pentagon on Friday, ordering soldiers in Washington started to order Carry out firearmHowever, no indication has been given that they have faced hazards that will require them to carry arms.
Trump has repeatedly described some of the country’s largest cities – run by Democrat, Black mayor And in the form of majority-paradox population and dirty.
He excluded Chicago on Friday, called it “mess” and said that the residents are “shouting to come” despite a significant decrease in crimes of violence.
Trump suggests that the next target for a crack on Chicago crime may be, not sitting well with the office holders of Illinois.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said his office has not received formal communication from the Trump administration about military or federal law enforcement deployment in Chicago, but said “We have serious concern about the impact of any illegal deployment of National Guard soldiers.”
Johnson said Trump’s perspective “uncontrolled, unheard, and unheard,” arguing that “the ability to provoke tension between the residents and the law enforcement.”
It is not clear how Trump will carry forward an effort in Chicago that is similar to his approach to DC, where Home Rules Act gives maximum rights to the federal government.
However, the eldest son of the President said that there may be time to see a complete hosting of cities in Prashant Northwest. In Interview with Newsmax on ThursdayDonald Trump Junior convicted Democrats for the rates of “Through-The-Six”.
“Perhaps we should roll out the tour to Portland, Seattle, other crafts cities in the country,” Trump Junior said.
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The beggar they are not giving, Pritzkar continued, “One of the powerful power of major cities is grabbed.”
Illinois’ American Sen Dick Durbin, Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, called Trump’s Washington, DC strategy “political theater”. He said that Chicago suggested “a beautiful, vibrant city with people from all areas of life” and further crime was suggested to chase the “Siddha bilateral solution” towards the lack of crime.
Durbin said in a statement, “These unprecedented threats of President Trump are nothing more than grabbing a power to distract from his destructive policies.”
Democratic Sen Tammy Duckworth, an Army National Guard Combat veteran, criticized that he had asked Trump’s abuse to “scare Americans in his communities”.
Lisa Hernandez, president of Illinois’s Democratic Party, called Trump’s comments “aggressive and wrong” and argued his rhetoric Racist stories about urban crime,
“Chicago dwellers have not begged him,” he told the Associated Press.
Trump has set a target in Chicago for more than a decade, including 2024 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. He has repeatedly compared the city to Afghanistan and in 2017, despite a historic decline in violent crime in recent years, has threatened to “send” guns in the city due to gun violence.
According to city data, the violent crime in Chicago declined significantly in the first half of the year, representing the most decline in more than a decade. Firing and murder in the first half of 2025 compared to last year were more than 30% below 30%, and total violence crime declined by over 22%.
Johnson deferred the city’s approach to violent crime, stating the Associated Press that “Our communities are the safest when we invest in housing, community security and education.” While the Trump turns to the army, he said that Chicago has invested in improving mental health services, community-based interventions, minimum wages and improving affordable housing.
If he wants to make the city safe, Johnson said, Trump should restore $ 158 million to cut violence-ritham programs for cities like Chicago.
“There are many things that the federal government can help us reduce crime and violence in Chicago, but sending to the army is not one of them,” he said.
Pastor Donovan Price, a local lawyer for gun crime victims, emphasized that community-based violence programs rather than military, it is important to reduce gun violence in Chicago.
“Stay out of our city,” he said. “This is not a federal issue. We live it every day. We know what our community needs.”
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O’Coner reported from Springfield, Illinois. Washington, DC reported price
Christine Fernando, John O’Coner and Mitchell L. Price, Associated Press