JD Vance says the DC National Guard will not be deployed forever
JD Vance reports that the presence of USA Today National Guard in the city is not indefinite.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has taken a rebellious stance against President Donald Trump’s promise to deploy the National Guard in the third largest city in the country.
On August 30, Johnson signed an executive order, which he said showed him “how to stand up against this tyranny.”
According to the order, Chicago police will not help the National Guard with related activities such as enforcing immigrants, implementing traffic stops and manning checkpoints.
“This is a very clear distinction between what our law enforcement is engaged and what our federal agents are involved,” Johnson said at a news conference. “This president is not going to come to our police station and represent us.”
Chicagoans hope that the White House will bring immigration crackdowns to cities after Labor Day.
Trump chased Illinois Gov. JB Pretzker on August 30, writing that Pretzker is “crazy” if he doesn’t think it needs to help him fight crime.
“He’s better make it faster, faster, or we’re coming!” Trump wrote on his true social site.
Pretzker warns Chicagoans to expect military checkpoints with “unidentified mask officers while taking their children to school.” However, he asked protesters to refrain from giving reasons to engage with the federal forces.
Nearly 2,300 armed National Guard personnel are currently in Washington, D.C. after Trump declared a public crime emergency in the country’s capital on August 11, despite data from Washington police showing a 26% drop from last year.
Police Department data shows that violent crime rates are also declining in Chicago.
Trump also mentioned Los Angeles in New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore in Oakland and Oakland, California. Cities with Democratic mayors in the state led by a Democratic governor are potential federal targets.
Johnson said his executive order ensures that Chicagoans know their rights and that all city agencies know what to do to protect those rights.
Johnson argued that Trump “is the greatest threat to democracy we have experienced in our country’s history,” and that he “will not receive orders from the federal government.”
