President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to address rising violent crime, saying the move will occur regardless of complaints from Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker. The announcement came during a White House press conference in response to a question from Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy and followed earlier comments about using the Guard in Los Angeles. The president cited recent shootings, noting nine killed and 54 badly wounded, and called the violence unacceptable. Local reporting recorded 58 people shot over Labor Day Weekend, including eight fatalities. Mayor Johnson recently signed an executive order limiting local police cooperation with federal joint patrols and immigration enforcement.
We're going in. I didn't say when we're going in look, I have an obligation, President Trump said. This isn't a political thing. I have an obligation.
When I watch television last night, and I'm watching the news and I see that nine people were killed in Chicago and 54 were badly wounded with bullets, I say, That's not our country. We have to do something.'
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