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Trump threatens national guard: Chicago in the sight of Washington!
National Guard in Washington: Trump's controversial plans to combat crime and its possible expansion to Chicago.
Trump threatens national guard: Chicago in the sight of Washington!
The National Guard in Washington D.C. Is now equipped with weapons to react to possible threats with direct connection to death or serious bodily harm. According to a report of the Small newspaper However, this may only happen as a "last remedy". This decision was cited in a message from the National Guard, which initially only showed unarmed soldiers in various parts of the city. A total of 2,200 national guards are currently in use in Washington after President Donald Trump proclaimed a crime emergency.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth approved the armament of troops last week. The National Guard was sent to Washington two weeks ago to curb crime in the capital. However, Trump's actions are criticized. Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, rejected Trump's plans as unfounded and emphasized that there was no reason to use the national troops in Chicago, as well as governor J.B. Pritzker, who expressed his outrage towards the plans.
Expansion of the national guard
Trump plans to expand the measures against crime to Chicago and described the city as "chaos". His statements to put the local police under federal control and to increase the national guard triggered protests and obtained the city administration. Details on Trump's concrete plans for Chicago have not yet been published, but he explained: "I think Chicago is coming next".
According to the News.de However, there is no increase in crime in Washington D.C., which questions the justification of Trump's procedure. In Chicago, one of the largest cities in the United States, the murder rate dropped by more than 30 percent last year, while shootings decreased by almost 40 percent. These statistics contradict Trump's representation of a wave of crime in cities led by Democrats.
Criticism and legal basis
The use of the National Guard could be based on a federal law, the Section 12406, which allows the president to use the National Guard. Trump had already rely on this regulation at the beginning of the year when he sent national guards against the will of the California governor to Los Angeles. According to reports from the US Department of Defense, the corresponding plans for Chicago have been planning for a long time and could be in connection with operations from the ICE immigration and customs authority.
Mayor Brandon Johnson von Chicago sees Trump's procedure as uncoordinated and emphasizes that the declines in murder and shootings do not justify the needs of such a military intervention. Both the Pentagon and the White House have refused to comment on speculation about future operations, which further increases the uncertainty in this situation. Overall, the reactions to Trump's sharp rhetoric and its strategic decisions remain mixed and controversial.