While a judge prevented the White House from deploying troops to another Democrat-run city, the Trump administration used Chicago’s designation as a “war zone” on Sunday to justify the deployment of troops over the wishes of local Democratic officials.
Opposition Democrats accuse President Donald Trump of an authoritarian power grab, while the country’s anti-crime and anti-migration crackdown is at the center of a growing political crisis.
Despite the protests of elected officials, including state governor JB Pritzker and the mayor, Trump authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard soldiers to Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, late Saturday. This is the latest flashpoint.
