CHICAGO — President Donald Trump on Friday mentioned Chicago will seemingly be the subsequent goal of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and unlawful immigration.
Trump indicated that the Midwestern metropolis may obtain comparable remedy to what he is finished in Washington, D.C., the place he is deployed 2,000 troops on the streets.
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“I feel Chicago shall be our subsequent,” Trump instructed reporters on the White Home, later including, “After which we’ll assist with New York.”
The feedback got here because the Pentagon on Friday started ordering troops in Washington to hold firearms, although there have been no overt indications they’ve confronted threats that will require them to hold weapons.
Trump has repeatedly described among the nation’s largest cities – run by Democrats, with Black mayors and majority-minority populations – as harmful and filthy.
President Donald Trump speaks within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington.
(AP Photograph/Jacquelyn Martin)
He singled out Chicago on Friday, calling it a “mess” and saying residents there are “screaming for us to come back.”
“We’ll straighten that one out in all probability subsequent. That shall be our subsequent one after this,” Trump mentioned.
The president, who was sitting within the Oval Workplace and carrying a pink hat that mentioned, “Trump Was Proper About All the pieces,” claimed folks in Chicago are “carrying pink hats similar to this one.”
He added, “African American girls, stunning girls, are saying, ‘Please, President Trump, come to Chicago, please.'”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the next assertion:
“We take President Trump’s statements significantly, however to be clear the Metropolis has not obtained any formal communication from the Trump administration relating to extra federal legislation enforcement or navy deployments to Chicago. Actually, now we have grave considerations in regards to the impression of any illegal deployment of Nationwide Guard troops to the Metropolis of Chicago. The issue with the President’s strategy is that it’s uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound. Unlawfully deploying the Nationwide Guard to Chicago has the potential to inflame tensions between residents and legislation enforcement after we know that belief between police and residents is foundational to constructing safer communities. An illegal deployment can be unsustainable and would threaten to undermine the historic progress now we have. Up to now yr alone, now we have decreased homicides by greater than 30%, robberies by 35%, and shootings by nearly 40%. We have to proceed to spend money on what’s working.
“We all know that our communities are most secure after we absolutely spend money on housing, group security, and schooling. The Nationwide Guard won’t alleviate the housing disaster. It won’t put meals within the stomachs of the 1 in 4 youngsters that go to mattress hungry each evening in Chicago. The Nationwide Guard won’t fully-fund our public colleges or present psychological healthcare or substance abuse remedy to Chicagoans in want. The Nationwide Guard is not any substitute for devoted native legislation enforcement and group violence interrupters who know and serve our communities daily. There are a lot of issues the federal authorities may do to assist us cut back crime and violence in Chicago, however sending within the navy will not be one in every of them.”
ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report
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