There are many reactions in the US after the decision of Donald Trump to send militia in big cities.
Opposition again accused Donald Trump on Sunday (24.08.2025) of “constructing crises” to send troops of the National Guard to Grand Democrats, as the Republican president claims he claims to be Crime dominates them.
Trump, who means to enforce his draconian program to combat delinquency and immigration, threatened to send “troops” yesterday to another major US city, Baltimore, capital of the state of Maryland, where he is a black man.
In June, thousands of members of the National Guard and the Marines were developed in Los Angeles. And, since August 12, in the federal capital of Washington (east), military vehicles are parked in front of a central transport station and the huge Square The National Mall, alongside national institutions and historical monuments.
Donald Trump also threatened to order troops to develop and Federal Law enforcement Services in Chicago (north), and then in New York (northeast), respectively the third largest and largest city in the US.
National Guardian Backers refer to the ruler of every American state and can only develop in theory only in case of national emergency, For example, a natural disaster, at the request of the federal state and with the approval of the Governor.
.@POTUS is threatening to send the National Guard to Baltimore. @GovWesMoore has spoken out against this and wrote a letter to the President on Thursday. https://t.co/cSKAIB64Yo pic.twitter.com/xlEXzl103i
– Annemarie Bonner (@abonnernenws) August 24, 2025
In theory, their role is not to intervene in dealing with crime, riots or demonstrations.
“Donald Trump has no legal basis, no power, to attempt to send federal troops to Chicago,” the head of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives Hakim Jeffris told CNN.
‘We must continue to support local law enforcement forces and We can’t let Donald Trump play with American livesNor does it build a crisis to divert the attention, as it is extremely unpopular, “he said.
For his part, the Democratic Governor in Illinois, Jay Bi Prichker, in whose state of Chicago, stressed through X that “we have long been working with the law enforcement services” to tackle crime in the city, in the area of large lakes.
“But we will not let a dictator impose on us his will“, The spokesman for the Democratic Party added.
The latter reacted to the messages “with an unpleasant and provocative tone” of another democratic, the state’s ruler Maryland Wes Moore.
“Come for a walk in Baltimore”
Suggested Saturday night via X to the billionaire to take a “walk” in Baltimore to contradict “lies about the progress we have made for security in Maryland”.
“Eye Donald, we can find a golf body if it makes it easier for things. Hold with aware! ” The state commander sarcastically added near Washington, whose capital, Baltimore, an important port and backdrop of The Wire police series, is considered dangerous.
“I guess he is talking about the out -of -control, dominated by the crime of Baltimore? (…) If Wue Moore needs help (…) then I will send ‘troops’, as close to Washington, to get rid of crime, “the US president resisted via Truth Social.
Mr Moore told CNN and CBS News that ‘will not approve of using Maryland’s ethnicity ‘The treatment of crime, as this would be “unconstitutional”.
As for Chicago, the Washington Post wrote yesterday that the Pentagon has been drawing up plans for the development of the National Guard for weeks now, and there is officially to tackle crime and immigration.
The Ministry of Defense made no comment.
On Friday, at his oval office, the tycoon argued that “wonderful African Americans say: ‘Please President Trump, come to Chicago’,” announcing that this big city, and New York, the economic and cultural capital, will be “the next”.
In Washington, more than 1,900 members of the National Guard have been developed in Washington – They were sent by states where they are ruled by Republicans – who will soon be weapons, as well as members of the federal class of enforcement, in particular the Federal Police (FBI), the ICE and Drug Enforcement Police (DEA).
“We will make our cities safe, very safe,” President Trump insists.