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President Trump threatens Chicago crime crackdown with federal troops

Name: President Trump threatens Chicago crime crackdown with federal troops
Uploaded: 2025-08-22T22:14:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 35 s
Description: After President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago would be the next target for sending in federal troops to fight crime, similar to his strategy in Washington, D.C., Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker said any such move would be an illegal abuse of power.

After President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago would be the next target for sending in federal troops to fight crime, similar to his strategy in Washington, D.C., Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker said any such move would be an illegal abuse of power.