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President Donald Trump had a fierce exchange with NBC News reporters outside the White House on Sunday after being asked whether he planned to “go to war with Chicago.”
Trump is angry after him Posted a provocative meme On his Truth Social Page, he was portrayed Saturday as the character of Robert Duvall, Colonel William Kilgore, from “Revelation Now.”
The meme was captioned: “I love the smell of deportation in the morning…Chicago is about to learn why it is now called the Department of War…chipocalypse.” Some Democrats explained the memes, indicating that Trump will fight the city of Chicago.
“The U.S. president is threatening to go to war with an American city, which is not a joke. It’s not normal. Donald Trump is not a strong man, he is a scared person. Illinois will not be intimidated by a Democratic Illinois government, JB PRITZKER. Posted on X.
When asked if he intends to participate in the “War with Chicago,” President Donald Trump clashed with journalists. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Democrats slam Trump’s “war” threatens American cities: “not your war zone”
“The threat of the president is under the honor of our country, but the reality is that he wants to occupy our cities and break our constitution, and we must defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by protecting each other and protecting Chicago from Donald Trump, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Write.
When NBC News White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor asked Trump outside the White House, then set out for the U.S. to publiclyEncounter with Chicago“Trump responded enthusiastically.
Trump said: “Dear, this is fake news.”
Alcindor tried to respond, but Trump told her to listen.
He said, “Silent, listen! You don’t listen! You will never listen. That’s why you are second-rate. We won’t start a war. We’re going to clean our cities. We’re going to clean them, so they won’t kill five people a week and weekend.” “That’s not war, that’s common sense.”
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump’s “Revelation” meme. (Christopher Diltes/Bloomberg by Getty Image)
Trump has been considering deploying the National Guard to quell crime in Big Wind City, but faces Pritzker’s Opposition and other local officials. Without state cooperation, the National Guard is usually limited to defending federal property.
According to the Chicago Police Department, Chicago recorded 573 homicides in 2024, the city’s 13th consecutive year of murder. WirePoints.
According to the Criminal Justice Commission’s end-2024 update, severe attacks fell by 4% compared to 2023, but are still 4% higher than in 2019. The Council reported that gun attacks fell by 15%, although they are still above 5% above 2019 levels, while the age of garbage is still down by 32%, but 32% lower than in 2019.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker addressed reporters on comments from President Donald Trump. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Shortly after the intense exchange, Trump quarreled with Selina Wang, a senior White House correspondent in ABC, when she asked why he deployed his troops to Chicago when she asked why in cities with higher crime rates in the United States.
“Sorry, do you know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend in Chicago? Eight. Do you know a lot of people were killed in Chicago that week in Chicago? Seven people were injured. How many people were injured? Seventy-four people were injured. Do you think it’s worse than that? I don’t think it’s?”
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Eight people died over Labor Day weekend, and another 50 were injured in 38 separate shootings in Chicago.
