CHICAGO - Illinois leaders are pushing back against President Trump’s threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago to combat crime.

Some law enforcement leaders said federal help is welcome, but Trump’s current plan could spell trouble.

What they're saying:

The pushback isn’t just political, as some law enforcement leaders and even some Trump supporters said the president should press pause.

Chicago Ald. Nick Sposato (38th Ward) is a former city firefighter and Trump’s strongest supporter on the City Council. But on the issue of the sending in the National Guard, he said the president has it wrong.

" I think it's a terrible idea," Sposato said. "They don't have policing powers. They don't really know what to do. More importantly, you're putting 18, 19-year-old kids on street

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