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BREAKING: Trump Reiterates Plan to Deploy Forces⁤ to Chicago, Illinois Governor Condemns Move

CHICAGO, IL – September 2, 2024 – Former President Donald Trump ⁢on Monday once again voiced his intention to deploy U.S. forces to Chicago, despite repeated objections from Illinois Governor ⁢J.B. Pritzker and widespread⁢ public opposition. Trump claimed “we ⁣can do the same thing”‌ in​ Chicago as he did in Washington, D.C.,⁢ and‌ Los Angeles, stating, “we’ll fix chicago,” and that his management is “waiting for a call from Chicago.”

The renewed push comes as the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday the launch of an ⁣immigration enforcement operation⁢ in Chicago,targeting “the ⁢worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”

governor Pritzker sharply criticized the Trump administration’s approach, ​stating via a post on X (formerly Twitter), “This requires‌ support and coordination – yet we’ve experienced nothing like that over the past several weeks. Rather of taking steps to ‌work with us on public safety, the⁣ Trump administration’s focused on scaring Illinoisians.”

Pritzker’s office confirmed they have not received any “formal dialog or facts” from the Trump administration regarding potential troop deployments,according to spokesperson Matt Hill.​ “Like the public and press, we are learning of their operations through social media as ​they ‌attempt to ⁣produce a reality ​television show,” Hill saeid in an email. “If he cared about⁢ delivering real solutions for Illinois, then ⁤we would have heard from him.”

Trump’s comments​ echo⁤ previous statements regarding sending military forces to‌ Democratic-led cities. He has pointed‌ to deployments in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles as successes,⁢ claiming ​crime is “virtually nothing” in the⁤ nation’s ‌capital. However, a federal judge last week ruled similar deployments were illegal, asserting Trump was attempting to “creating a national police force with the President as its chief.”

During his remarks Monday, Trump downplayed instances of domestic violence,⁤ stating they are “much lesser things” that should not be factored into assessing the effectiveness of his crime-fighting efforts. “things that take place ‌in the home, they call crime. ⁣They’ll do anything‌ they can to find something,” he lamented. “If a ​man has a little fight with the wife,they ​say this was a crime. Now, I can’t claim 100%, but we are⁣ a safe city.”

A recent CBS/YouGov poll indicates that most ‌Americans oppose the idea of sending National Guard troops to cities,​ though the Republican base largely supports Trump’s initiative as​ a means to reduce crime.

Pritzker, in a social media post ‌Sunday, accused the Trump administration of trampling on citizens’ constitutional rights “in the ‍fake⁣ guise​ of fighting crime,” and questioned the potential consequences of‍ normalizing such actions.”Once Donald Trump gets​ the citizens of this nation cozy with the current ⁣atrocities committed under the colour of law – ⁣what comes next?” he asked.