Updated September 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM MST

Hours after a federal court in California ruled against how President Trump used the National Guard in Los Angeles this summer, Trump touted his use of the National Guard in Washington D.C. and said he would soon send the troops into Chicago, though he did not say when.

"We're going in," Trump said about sending the National Guard to Chicago. The comment came today during a press conference in Oval Office to announce the new headquarters of the U.S. Space Force. "I'm so very proud of Washington. It serves as the template."

Speaking at his own press conference later, Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said the National Guard was not needed or wanted in the city. But he said federal agents were already massing in a nearby military base and predic

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