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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is rejecting President Trump's idea of deploying federal troops to patrol Chicago. At the end of last week, the president discussed sending National Guard troops to the city, just like he has done in Washington, D.C. Johnson says Trump's plan is illegal, uncalled for and uncoordinated. The mayor also quoted city data showing that Chicago has seen a drop in certain violent crimes in the past year, including homicides, robberies and shootings.

🎧 The remarks that Trump made about Chicago on Friday were not a rollout of a plan, but it did seem

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