WASHINGTON — Chicago is emerging as the latest testing ground for President Trump’s domestic deployment of military force as hundreds of National Guard troops were expected to descend on the city. The president said Wednesday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed for failing to support federal agents, and continued to paint a dark and violent …
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President Donald Trump said in a Wednesday morning social media post that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer, both Democrats, “should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!.” READ MORE: Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago It wasn’t immediately clear what Trump was specifically objecting to with his post, but it was the latest …
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Read More »Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed for response to ICE The Washington Post Trump calls for jailing of Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in immigration standoff BBC Trump threatens to arrest JB Pritzker and Chicago mayor The Telegraph Trump Says Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor Should Be Jailed Amid National Guard Tensions The New York Times Trump says Illinois governor and …
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Some 500 National Guard members have arrived in the Chicago area and are mobilized for an initial period of 60 days, despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging their deployment there, according to a statement Wednesday morning from U.S. Northern Command, a part of the Defense Department. About 200 members from multiple units in the Texas National Guard and some 300 members …
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President Donald Trump has called for the jailing of Illinois officials, accusing them of not doing enough to ensure the safety of federal immigration officers who are conducting raids in Chicago. The president wrote in a social media post that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both Democrats, “should be in jail for failing to protect Ice …
Read More »ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — National Guard members from Texas were at an Army Reserve center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to send troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as …
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