Mayor Brandon Johnson criticizes President Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard in Chicago, calling federal intervention « uncoordinated and unsound. »
Mayor Brandon Johnson blasted President Donald Trump over what he described as « threats » to deploy the National Guard in Chicago to crack down on crime.
Johnson’s comments came hours after the president on Friday said Chicago would be the next city to see federal intervention after the mission to decrease crime in Washington, D.C. concluded.
« After we do this, we’ll go to another location, and we’ll make it safe, also », Trump said in the Oval Office. « We’re going to make our country very safe. … Chicago’s a mess. »
Johnson released a statement noting the city had not received any formal communication about additional federal law enforcement or military deployments to Chicago, adding he has « grave concerns » about the impact of any « unlawful deployment. »
Johnson called the Trump administration’s efforts « uncoordinated, uncalled-for and unsound », seemingly snapping back at the president, who called him « grossly incompetent » earlier in the day.
