The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated on Tuesday (2) that he plans to send National Guard troops to combat crime in Chicago, but declined to provide a specific timeline for the deployment. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stated over the weekend that the city’s police would not cooperate with any National Guard troops or federal agents if Trump sends them to the city in the coming days, as he has previously threatened.
“We’re going in. I didn’t say when, but we’re going in,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office. However, at one point, Trump suggested he would like a formal request from the mayor, stating, “I would love to get calls from governors and mayors saying they need help.”
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat whose name has been mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in 2028, has previously stated that the president does not have the legal authority to send troops to the state without an official request from the governor. Trump has been threatening to expand his federal crackdown on American cities governed by Democrats, presenting the use of presidential power as an urgent measure to address crime—despite local officials pointing to decreases in homicide rates, gun violence, and break-ins.
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