US EditionTrump says Chicago next up for federal crime crackdown
President Trump aims to replicate Washington, D.C.'s federal crime crackdown in Chicago and New York, citing rising violent crime and deploying nearly 2,000 National Guard troops in D.C.
- On Friday, August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that Chicago is expected to be the next city where the federal government will intensify efforts to address crime, homelessness, and illegal immigration.
- Trump based this decision on his administration's deployment of 2,000 troops and claimed crime reduction efforts in Washington, D.C., while Democratic leaders criticized the actions as political control over blue cities.
- Trump called Chicago a "mess," said residents are "screaming for us to come," and labeled Mayor Brandon Johnson incompetent amid claims that Chicago needs federal intervention.
- He declared that Chicago would be addressed in the same way as Washington, D.C., and mentioned seeing individuals wearing red hats supporting him, while recounting African American women expressing their desire for him to visit the city.
- Governor Pritzker expressed confidence in facing possible, yet unspecified, federal involvement, while Trump indicated he might extend National Guard deployment by declaring a national emergency, suggesting a longer-term presence.
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