US President Donald Trump on Thursday (August 28) performed on Governor Illinois JB Pritzker over a series of weekend violence in Chicago and claimed that democratic leadership could not control crime.
In his contribution to his social platform Trump said: “Governor Pritzker had 6 murders in Chicago this weekend. 20 people were shot. But he doesn’t want to ask me for help. It can be possible for me to stop crime, something democrats are unable to do.
Chicago has long been the central point of Trump’s criticism, and the Republican leader often emphasizes the violent crime in the city to attack democratic officials. During his Presidency, he repeatedly threatened to deploy federal enforcement of the right to Chicago and claimed that local leaders had lost control.
Trump Admin Eyes Military Base for Immigration Operations
Trump’s administration asked a military base outside Chicago to provide support for immigration operations and signal the potential expansion of federal enforcement in the city. The Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) demanded “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure and other logistics needs” from Great Lakes, 35 million (56 kilometers) north of Chicago, said base spokesman Matt Mogle on Wednesday.
Details of the scope of planned operations in Chicago remain unclear. Mogle stressed that no formal decision was made and the base did not receive an official order to support the guards.
Part of a wider federal deployment
The application is governed by the recent steps of administration to deploy the soldiers of the National Guard to Washington, DC and Los Angeles to resolve crime, immigration and homelessness.
Shifting the leaders of Illinois
Illinois National Guard spokesman confirmed on Thursday that there were no mobilization requests in Chicago. Both Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson strongly stand against the move and claim that the crime in the city has already fallen and that federal units are unnecessary. Both leaders committed themselves to sue if mobilization continues.
Pritzker accuses Trump of political maneuver
Governor Pritzker accused President Trump of the search for tensions for political profit. “They are trying to try to force something that will cause a problem to show,” said Pritzker Associated Press.
Obama warns against military use
Ex -president Barack Obama, a native of Chicago, weighed at xThe warning that “erosion of basic principles, such as the proper process and the expanding use of our army on domestic land,” threatens civil freedoms and should be concerned about both sides.
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