Trump’s threat to send the National Guard to Chicago comes amidst the DC protests and ongoing lawsuits over the development in Los Angeles.
Trump brand Chicago’s “murder capital” world vows to unfold the military
President Donald Trump said he plans to send the National Guard to Chicago after a fierce holiday weekend, but Gov. JB Pretzker has opposed the move.
WASHINGTON – Chicagoans rattling Sabers on social media, protests against DC against Royles Royle of the National Guard on September 6th as President Donald Trump waited to see where he would send his troops to try to fight crime next.
However, it is not clear where the troops are heading next after Trump suggested he could also send it to New Orleans. The governor traditionally decided when to deploy troops outside of the riots, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker opposed the Chicago move, and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry welcomed the possibility.
Trump told reporters September 5 that he decided where he would next send the troops, but did not reveal where. Here’s what you need to know about what’s going on with the National Guard:
Trump cites war films for immigration enforcement in Chicago
Trump’s comments about deploying the National Guard in Chicago are mixed. He said on September 2 he would send troops to Illinois after a violent Labor Day weekend, but warned him that he would only deploy places where the governor welcomed them.
But Trump paraphrased the social media line on September 6th from the film Apocalypse Now to threaten the ongoing deportation of undocumented immigrants in Chicago. Trump also signed the September 5th executive order, changing the Pentagon’s name to War Division. This is the name from the country’s founding up until World War II.
“I love the smell of deportation in the morning,” Trump said, turning the line about napalms in the Vietnam War, referring to deportation. “Chicago is trying to find out why it’s called the Department of War.”
Pritzker replied on social media that it was “not typical” to mention American wars against cities.
“The US president is threatening to go to war with American cities. This is no joke,” Pretzker said. “Illinois is not threatened by aspiring dictators.”
DC protests – and National Guard deployment continues
Thousands of protesters marched in Washington, demanding that a security exhibition, featuring 2,000 troops from six Republican-led states, be ended.
The protest comes two days after DC Attorney General Brian Schwarb sued the Trump administration and fired the troops.
However, the DC National Guard commander extended the move from September 6th to November 30th.
The president argues that the deployment helps create DC. This is called “dirty and crime embarrassment” and is safer. The White House has been promoting crime reductions since its launch on August 11th.
Protesters revealed issues ranging from immigration to the Palestinian state, chanting slogans, and provided indications that “Trump must go now” and “resist the tyranny.”
Organizer Joseph Guibarghese, executive director of our nonprofit organization, Our Revolution, said the protesters refused to “live under occupation.”
“The merger of Trump’s authoritarian power and oligarch wealth is the biggest threat to our democracy. Today we are proving that democracy lives in our people,” he said. “This is the power of the people over tyranny, and we will not be silent.”
California officials continue to fight security deployments in court
Trump sent troops to Los Angeles in June to protect immigration enforcement officials and federal buildings from major protests, and 300 troops remain despite opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass.
Newsom continues to fight the developments in court. A federal judge ruled on September 2 that Trump’s deployment was illegal. It ruled that Trump’s deployment was illegal because the military had been carrying out law enforcement functions that violated the 1878 assembly law, despite such use of the military.
“Trump’s massive attacks and the stripping of people of legal status risk tearing it apart. We’ll take away our labor and raise costs for everyone while separating American families,” Newsmom said on September 6th.
There is a mix of Louisiana’s response to potential guard developments
There is a mix of reaction to potential military deployments in Louisiana.
Governor Laundry welcomed the “New Orleans to Shreveport” squad after Trump said on September 3 that he could straighten the Big Easy in two weeks.
But Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said he doesn’t know what the National Guard can do to combat crime in a city that has been shaken by 26 murders this year. Smith said his division is a short 150 officer, but the deployment would diminish his rank as many of his current officers are also in the National Guard.
“I have a great working relationship with the local sheriff, the former S. Louisiana State Police and the FBI, so I don’t know what the National Guard can do to help us,” Smith said. “We have great collaborations with all federal agencies.”
Contribution: Reuters
