Windy City Showdown! Trump Confirms Plan to Send National Guard Into Chicago, ‘I Have an Obligation’ [WATCH]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he intends to “clean up Chicago,” brushing aside objections from what he called the city’s failed Democratic leadership. Over Labor Day weekend, nearly 60 people were shot and at least nine killed. Chicago, under Mayor Brandon Johnson, recorded 572 homicides in 2024 — its 13th straight year as the U.S. city with the highest murder toll. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker “has repeatedly resisted calls from President Donald J. Trump to ask for assistance in quelling the violence,” the White House said. Pritzker has insisted, “We’ve been trying to prevent crime and it’s been working,” adding,


