LOADING ERROR LOADINGChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hit back at President Donald Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to the city, calling the potential deployment of troops a “flagrant violation of the Constitution.”“The city of Chicago does not need a military occupation. “The fact of the matter is violent crime is actually down in Chicago,” Johnson said Sunday. In a Saturday post on X, Pritzker echoed Johnson’s sentiments, emphasizing that “there is no emergency” in the state to warrant the deployment of National Guard or active duty military. In June, a district court judge ruled that Trump had to return command of California’s National Guard to the state, but a court of appeals disagreed, allowing him to maintain control. The state of California has also sued over whether National Guard troops overstepped the limits of their authority by engaging in responsibilities that are the sole jurisdiction of law enforcement.

Source: Huffington Post August 25, 2025 17:15 UTC