US EditionObama Calls Trump’s Chicago Guard Deployment ‘Inherently Corrupting’
The deployment sparked protests by U.S. Marines veterans and drew criticism for bypassing Illinois leaders amid an 87% rise in Chicago shootings, officials said.
- Barack Obama criticized Donald J. Trump's deployment of National Guard troops, stating it is 'inherently corrupting' for presidents to use military force against citizens.
- Obama claimed that such actions violate the Posse Comitatus Act, which restricts military use on domestic soil without extraordinary circumstances.
- In a recent poll, 52% of American voters supported Trump's use of National Guard for ICE facility defense, while 43% disapproved.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker noted that courts will determine the legality of Trump's military actions, emphasizing constitutional protections.
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‘Inherently Corrupting’: Obama Rips Trump’s Military Deployment In Chicago
Former President Barack Obama tore into President Donald Trump‘s attempts to use the military in American cities, saying that democracy is being“weakened deliberately.” Obama cited Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Chicago, arguing that a president sending U.S. troops into American cities “against their own people” is “inherently corrupting," and he's not wrong. All of this is deliberate. “It wasn’t controversial for me to go to o…
'Mind-boggling': Obama slams Trump for deploying troops in Chicago
Former President Barack Obama took President Donald Trump to task for deploying National Guard troops in Chicago, Obama’s hometown, under false pretenses and for violating the law in doing so. Obama’s comments occurred during an interview on the final...
‘It’s Corrupting’: Obama Destroys Trump's Chicago Push, Says He’s Twisting a 150-Year-Old Law to Seize Control; And the Mayor Isn’t Backing Down Either
Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on President Donald Trump’s latest escalation — sharply condemning the president’s call to jail Chicago’s
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