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JB Pritzker · ChicagoIllinois leaders on Monday pushed back firmly against President Donald Trump’s threat to bring military troops to fight crime in Chicago, arguing the plan was both unnecessary and an authoritarian attempt to punish the president’s rivals and silence his critics.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warns Trump ‘Do not come to Chicago’ with military troops
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Pentagon · ChicagoThe Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities, officials familiar with the matter said.
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Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, Washington Post reports
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Donald Trump · ChicagoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago and is ready to go anywhere on short notice to crack down on crime. "We can go anywhere on less than 24 hours' notice," Trump said when aske...See the Story
Trump says US military may or may not deploy to Chicago
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