CHICAGO - President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to deploy the National Guard to Chicago in an effort to curb violent crime, though he did not provide a timeline.

In response, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and other leaders vowed to push back against the White House.

What we know:

Trump, speaking at a press conference, criticized Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for rejecting federal intervention and pointed to a series of recent shootings in the city over Labor Day weekend.

"I didn't say when but the answer is… Look, Chicago is very interesting because I watched Pritzker get up and say ‘We don’t need help. We're safe,'" Trump said. "But two weeks ago they had six people murdered and they had 24 people hit by bullets. Last week, as you know, was 7 people

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