The Current Is Trump turning American cities into military zones?

A Democratic representative from Illinois says U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to deploy the National Guard in Chicago to crack down on crime is "a waste of time" and "a charade."

Hundreds of troops have been patrolling Washington D.C., for about two weeks. The president said it was necessary because of rampant crime, despite data from local police pointing to a 30-year low of violence offences in 2024.

Trump has mulled sending troops to other Democratic-run cities , including Chicago and Maryland.

"Chicago is a disaster," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office earlier this week. "They need help, and we may wait. We may or may not. We may just go in and do it, which is probably what we should do."

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