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Illinois village. JB Pritzkar, a Democrat, said that there is no emergency and President Donald Trump “trying to create a crisis” after the report that the federal government may deploy the National Guard to Chicago to address the crime in the city.
The Governor said in a statement on Saturday, “At this time the state of Illinois has not received any request or outreach from the federal government whether we need assistance, and we have not requested for federal intervention.”
This comes after Trump’s move to promote the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington, DC in an attempt to reduce crime. Hundreds of federal agents and National Guard soldiers have been deployed on DC streets as part of the district’s federal acquisition.
Now, Trump says that his administration may be the next goal for a federal crack on Chicago crime.
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Illinois village. JB Pritzkar said that there is no emergency and President Donald Trump “trying to create a crisis.” (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
According to the Washington Post, Pentagon has planned a military deployment in Chicago for weeks, including to include a few thousand national guard soldiers next month.
“The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority,” Pitjkar said. “There is no emergency that the United States president has a warrant to make the Illinois National Guard federal, deploy national guards from other states, or send active duty military within our own boundaries.”
The governor also accused Trump of “trying to create a crisis, politicizing Americans who serve in uniform, and misuse their power to distract from the pain that he is causing working families.”
“We will continue to follow the law, stand for the sovereignty of our state, and protect the people of Illinois,” they continued.
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President Donald Trump says that his administration may be the next goal for the federal crack on Chicago crime. (Reuters/Lih Millice)
Democrats Lieutenant Governor Juliana Starton said that Trump is preparing to deploy federal soldiers in Chicago, “it proves what we all know: he is ready to go into any length, if it means more political power – no case that is hurt.”
He said in a statement, “As a lieutenant governor and during his career, I have struggled for the improvement of my criminal legal system and under the Pritzkar-Starton Administration, we have made tremendous progress,” he said in a statement. “Crime is decreasing in Chicago and there is absolutely no argument for this decision, apart from distracting Trump’s pain, Trump is provoking working families with his dangerous agenda.”
He said, “Illinois, Governor Pritzkar and I stand here for your rights, your freedom, and will protect you against whatever storms of hatred and fear come to us.”
President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard in Washington, DC (Jacqueline Martin/AP Photo)
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, also a Democrat, also said that “illegally has the ability to provoke tension between residents and law enforcement by illegally deploying the National Guard in Chicago when we know that confidence between police and residents is fundamental for building safe communities.”
“An illegal deployment of” [National Guard] Johnson said in a statement on Friday, “We will be threatened with reducing the historical progress made by us.
The Mayor also cited the data showing that in the last one year, there is a lot of immersed in housewives, robbery and shooting.
