Liberal-leaning cities have been on edge since President Donald Trump indicated he may send federal forces into areas to quell protests resulting in damage to federal property.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sought to assuage fears that federal agents would descend on Chicago in a “Portland-style” crackdown on protesters, saying Tuesday that they will provide additional resources to suppress a recent spike in gun violence.
“What I understand at this point, and I caveat that, is that the Trump administration is not going to foolishly deploy unnamed agents to the streets of Chicago,” Lightfoot said. “We have information that allows us to say, at least at this point, that we don’t see a Portland-style deployment coming to Chicago.
