Trump says Chicago is next to the National Guard despite a decline in crime
President Donald Trump says Chicago is coming next after deploying troops in DC.
President Donald Trump threatened to “reconsider” the funds that the federal government sent Baltimore to repair the huge bridge that collapsed last year.
“I gave Wes Moore a lot of money to repair his destroyed bridge. Should I now reconsider that decision?” Trump wrote at the end of his post about the true social convening that Baltimore “out of control” and “riding in a crime.” He also threatened to send troops to the city, like the continued deployment of National Guard troops to Washington.
The pair have recently fought over Trump’s characterization as an overrun due to crime and criticism of Moore’s police and Moore’s criticism of military crackdowns against Washington. In a letter on August 21, Moore invited Trump to attend Baltimore’s “Public Safety Walk” in September, “discussing strategies for effective public safety policies.”
“Donald Trump, if you don’t want to walk in our community, keep our names out of your mouth,” he said at the event that day.
On August 11, Trump announced he would take control of Washington’s police station and send hundreds of troops to Washington in response to what he claims is a wave of crime in the country’s capital. He also called Baltimore, “so far,” and threatened to deploy his troops to other democratic cities like Chicago.
Baltimore has historically been plagued by violent crime rates, but the city’s homicide rate has fallen by 40% in recent years, according to a criminal justice report. Murders this year have fallen by 23%, with car thefts down 34% for each police data released in July.
His second term, Trump repeatedly threatened to withhold federal funds from democratically run cities and states. On August 22, a federal judge withheld federal funds from dozens of sanctuary cities, including Baltimore and Los Angeles, and blocked them from refusing to cooperate with the promotion of immigration.
The new Baltimore Bridge is only a few years after it was completed.
Francis Scott Key Bridge, a massive Baltimore Boulevard, collapsed into the Patapsco River in March 2024 after a cargo ship lost power and plowed it into a bridge. Six people were killed after jumping into the water.
The transport channel has reopened, but the new bridge planned at the location will not close until 2028 and could cost as much as $1.9 billion. The demolition of some of the destroyed old bridges is still underway.
After former President Joe Biden’s administration announced its first $60 million in emergency funds in the days following the disaster, the suspension spending bill passed in December approved federal funds to cover replacement costs.
