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this Chicago South Side It’s a war zone. In 2023, the city recorded 617 homicides and more than 2,000 shootings, with communities like Englewood and Woodlawn suffering the biggest attacks.
Just a few weeks ago, I stood on the body of a man who was shot. By the end of the year, hundreds of young souls will be killed.
So when I was president, I wasn’t surprised Donald Trump “Chicago is a mess. You have an incompetent mayor, very incompetent. We may have to figure out that next.” After all, the primary responsibility of the government is to protect its citizens. Action is needed as endless violence continues to haunt the lives of those around me.
How the Illinois government JB Pritzker Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is both Democrats – responding to Trump’s words?
“We will call it with the attitude of Donald Trump when he tries to create a distraction that distracts his problem,” Pritzker said. “Crime is increasing. Last year alone, homicides in Chicago fell by more than 30%. He added that Trump’s approach distracted the real problem: “We are not distracted by his authoritarian push.”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke in Chicago with Mayor Brandon Johnson and other officials after reports that the White House might be preparing to deploy the National Guard to the city. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson The response said Trump’s approach was “incoordinated, unviolated and imperfect” and that “illegal deployment” of the National Guard “may “inflict tensions between residents and law enforcement” on Chicago. He later added: “It’s not democracy.” This is unconstitutional. ”
Just last week, on August 25, Trump signed Executive Order Due to its cashless bail policy to prevent federal funds from traveling to Illinois.
Trump signs execution order to cancel cashless bail for suspects in Washington, D.C. and nationwide
You’d think Reduce crimeespecially on the south side, it is a bipartisan effort. After all, Black Lives isn’t very important – Are too many black lives lost, according to groups supported by Pritzker and Johnson? Why don’t people near me, especially children walking to school, deserve the greatest protection of their inherent rights as American citizens?
Center Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a Chicago press conference. Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the right. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
I deployed my troops to the streets of Chicago as necessary shock and awe measures. this Chicago Police Department Murders and crimes have been in good shape in recent months, but they have led the leadership with a “fine police”. Imagine that the mayor’s power would be better.
Currently, under the current leadership of our city, gangs still control our streets, human trafficking is unrestricted, and drugs flow here like the Mississippi River. We need to reset. We need to reorder the society, our kids are the first, and the gangsters continue.
Police logo worn by police officers during a college basketball game between DePaul Blue Demons and Marquette Golden Eagles on Wintrust Arena in Chicago on January 24, 2024. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Let’s not deceive ourselves: a lot of the violence we see today stems from post-1960s liberalism. We separate too many people from the American Dream through our dependence policy. We prefer teachers’ unions rather than educate our children. Only 4% of my children can Reading Grade. Too many kids were shot and we need to make sure they pass safely to and from school. We had a family shooting down the street. I presided over too many funerals and I don’t want to do other funerals.
Enough.
We didn’t slide further. We are at the bottom of the rock. Our left-wing mayors and governors value Virtue signals and diversity compared to real solutions, they will not help. So, I have no problem with Trump sending troops.
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At the same time, I must say I saw it National Guard Just a temporary fix. I think this is equivalent to rehabilitating heroin drug users. Soldiers can patrol the streets and arrest criminals. But they can’t rebuild a broken family. They cannot guide fatherless teenagers who are about to recruit into a gang. They cannot create jobs, teach life skills or restore hope. When the soldiers left, the same old conditions remained and the cycle of violence was restored.
The real answer is not military boots, but community roots. For more than a decade, my nonprofit Hood Project Hood has been working to improve our community.
Members of the House pose with members of the committee in the Rev. Corey Brooks of Hood Project Project Hooks on the south side of Chicago. (Project Hood)
We have trained young people to engage in industries such as construction and masonry to enable them to work at the center of our construction.
We mentored the boys and girls, otherwise they would be pulled into the streets. We provide entrepreneur programs, job preparation training and faith-based guidance that change from the inside out.
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We’ve seen the results. We bring countless young people to the path of opportunity, becoming responsible citizens with the ability to take care of their families. These are not abstract ideas, but tangible victory, winning blockade, and living.
The National Guard can calm the streets. But this is Organizations like the project hood That will change the streets. If we want to win this country, that is where Trump and the United States have to focus, one block at a time.
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