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\n\tThe Pentagon has been planning to send the military to Chicago for weeks, The Washington Post<\/em> reported. The deployment would be part of Donald Trump\u2018s show of force against Democratically-run cities. The military\u2019s actions in Chicago could then be a blueprint for rolling out similar occupations in other cities, officials told the paper.<\/p>\n \n\tMilitary leaders have considered multiple plans of action for Chicago, including sending thousands of National Guard troops in September. They have also considered sending active-duty troops to Chicago, although that outcome is less likely, sources told the Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, on Sunday, Trump threatened to send the military to Baltimore to \u201cclean up\u201d crime. \u201cI will send in the \u2018troops,\u2019 which is being done in nearby Washington, D.C., and quickly clean up the Crime,\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n \n\tBaltimore Mayor Wes Moore, who invited Trump to \u201ccome walk the streets with us,\u201d responded to Trump\u2019s post by writing on X, formerly Twitter: \u201cPresident Bone Spurs will do anything to get out of walking \u2014 even if that means spouting off more lies about the progress we\u2019re making on public safety in Maryland. Hey Donald, we can get you a golf cart if that makes things easier. Just let my team know.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTrump already this summer has sent troops to intimidate and harass urban residents in Washington, D.C., under the guise of cracking down on crime rates that Trump has claimed are skyrocketing when, in reality, violent crime in the district is not only low but declining. In June, Trump sent troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against his administration\u2019s broad immigration sweeps that have sent thousands to immigrant detention facilities in the U.S. and deported others, including sending deported immigrants to inhumane detention centers abroad.<\/p>\n \n\tCities where local officials refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities \u2014 so-called \u201csanctuary cities\u201d \u2014 are high on Trump\u2019s list of places to target.<\/p>\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n \n\t\u201cChicago\u2019s a mess. You have an incompetent mayor. Grossly incompetent,\u201d Trump said Friday. \u201cAnd we\u2019ll straighten that one out probably next. That\u2019ll be our next one after this. And it won\u2019t even be tough.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday blasted Trump\u2019s domestic use of the military as \u201can authoritarian power grab of major cities.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAfter using Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. as his testing ground for authoritarian overreach, Trump is now openly flirting with the idea of taking over other states and cities,\u201d Pritzker said on Friday. \u201cTrump\u2019s goal is to incite fear in our communities and destabilize existing public safety efforts \u2014 all to create a justification to further abuse his power.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPritzker added Saturday, after the Post\u2019s <\/em>story published, that his state received \u201cno requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe continued, saying that \u201cno emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, also a Democrat, expressed strong opposition to Trump\u2019s plans, saying Friday, \u201cWe have grave concerns about the impact of any unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the City of Chicago. The problem with the President\u2019s approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n \n\tJohnson additionally pointed out that in the past year, the city has seen more than a 30 percent decline in homicides, a 35 percent decrease in robberies, and a nearly 40 percent drop in shootings.<\/p>\n \n\tBaltimore, similarly, has seen declining crime rates. According to the Baltimore Police Department, homicides in Baltimore have decreased 22 percent from last year.<\/p>\n \n\tMoore, appearing on Sunday\u2019s Face the Nation,<\/em> called Trump\u2019s domestic military actions in D.C. as \u201cnot sustainable,\u201d \u201cdeeply disrespectful\u201d to the National Guard, and \u201cunconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n Maryland governor Wes Moore (@GovWesMoore<\/a>) told \u201cFace the Nation\u2019s\u201d @margbrennan<\/a> about his opposition to President Trump\u2019s deployment of thousands of National Guardsmen and federal agents to patrol D.C. streets, calling the move \u201cnot sustainable,\u201d \u201cunconstitutional\u201d and \u201cdeeply\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/UX7uQ6uwSn<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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