Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized President Donald Trump’s idea to send National Guard troops to the city, calling the idea “uncalled for” and “offensive” while defending Chicago’s “progress” in reducing violent crime, The Hill reported.
Trump told reporters Friday that his administration may expand its crime crackdown beyond Washington, D.C., and send federal troops into other cities led by Democrats, including Chicago.
“Chicago’s a mess. You have an incompetent mayor. Grossly incompetent, and we’ll straighten that one out probably next. That will be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough,” Trump said from the Oval Office on Friday.
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