Trump to visit Chicago for PGA's President's Cup in September
President Trump will make a visit to Chicago next month for the PGA's Presidents Cup.
The event will be held at the Medinah Country Club from Sept. 22-27.
In a post to his Truth Social platform, the president, an avid golfer, said he would attend "at the request of the PGA Tour, and its Great new Commissioner, Brian Rolapp."
Mr. Trump has been at odds with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker following the events of Operation Midway Blitz and threats of sending the National Guard to Chicago, which he ultimately canceled after a series of legal setbacks. His last notable mention of Chicago followed a violent Juneteenth weekend in the city in which there were several shootings.
Prior to the president's announcement, Pritzker posted on social media Saturday morning urging Mr. Trump to suspend federal taxes for farmers, as the price of fertilizer has risen since the start of the war in Iran.
"It's been six months since Donald Trump started the war in Iran. Our farmers have been hit hard by it, and the prices of their nitrogen-based fertilizers are skyrocketing. I'm urging the President to suspend federal import taxes on them and prove he stands with farmers.
On Tuesday, Pritzker released a statement about Mr. Trump's upcoming visit, saying in part, "Donald Trump has attacked Chicago and Illinois at every turn of his term, like joking about the smell of deportations in the morning and sending masked agents into our neighborhoods. Now, he wants to come here for golf. He is neither wanted here nor needed here."
Mayor Brandon Johnson had not commented on Mr. Trump's planned visit.
Full statement from Pritzker
"Donald Trump has attacked Chicago and Illinois at every turn of his term, like joking about the smell of deportations in the morning and sending masked agents into our neighborhoods. Now, he wants to come here for golf.
"He is neither wanted here nor needed here. But if he is going to spend time in DuPage County, he can leave the country club and explain to Illinoisans why his tariffs have made groceries, electricity, and everything else too damned expensive.
"He will not. He will watch golf, he will call our city names, and he will get on a plane. And every day he is here, and every day after he leaves, I will keep doing what I have done since the day his agents showed up: use every tool I have at my disposal to protect the people of Illinois. He knows where to find me. We are ready for this fight."
