QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should National Guard deployments expand to more American cities?
Matthew Sanders
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy the National Guard in Democrat-run U.S. cities such as Chicago, New York and Baltimore after a test run in Washington, D.C.
Trump said Friday that Chicago will be the next city to see National Guard soldiers patrolling the street — a sight that has caused concerns about civil liberties in the nation’s capital and beyond. Some news outlets are reporting that the plans have been in place for weeks.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement Saturday that he has not heard from the federal government and that Illinois has not asked for help.
The deployments follow Trump’s actions in June, when he sent soldiers into Los Angeles to help with immigration operations.
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