Alderman Raymond Lopez accuses Democratic leaders of prioritizing personal political ambitions over the lives of Chicagoans, as debates rage over the use of the National Guard to combat crime.

A political firestorm is brewing in the Windy City, as a prominent Democratic alderman publicly criticized his own party’s leaders for refusing President Donald Trump’s offer of assistance to combat crime. Speaking on “NewsNation Prime,” Alderman Raymond Lopez accused Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson of putting their own political futures ahead of the safety of the city’s residents.

The controversy centers on Trump’s repeated suggestions that he would deploy the National Guard to Chicago to help quell the city’s persistent crime problem. Both Pritzker and Johnson h

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