Democrat Leaders Beg Trump Not to Send National Guard to Cleanup Crime-Ridden City

Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a press conference Monday, pleading with President Donald Trump not to send the National Guard into Chicago to address crime.

While speaking with the press on Friday, Trump said he was considering sending National Guard troops to Chicago after deploying them in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11. Addressing the press and public, Pritzker spoke before Johnson to say that while city leaders sometimes disagree, they had come together to push back on the president’s initiative.

Read More: https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/do-not-come-to-chicago-dem-leaders-beg-trump-not-to-send-national-guard-to-clean-up-crime-ridden-city/