THE Donald Trump stated on Friday (22.08.2025) that he was thinking of sending the Militia In Chicago and possibly in New York, thus continuing the already ordered planning of troops in Washington and Los Angeles. “Chicago is a mess. We will probably arrange the next one, “the US president told reporters, claiming that he wants to make the big cities” very safe “.
Donald Trump praised the work of the hundreds of nationalists already developed in Washington and did not rule out the possibility of using the army. “The National Guard has done an incredible job with the police. We didn’t have to send the regular army yet, but we are ready to do it, “he added.
A measure that causes reactions
According to Politico, Washington’s particular regime allows Trump to develop direct troops there, as opposed to states where the National Guard is under the command of the rulers. The president had already fed the California National Guard to send soldiers to Los Angeles, a ruling that today is a judicial appeal.
Local officials reacted strongly. Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson, denounced the measure as “unjustified and dangerous”, arguing that he could sharpen the tensions between residents and police. Illinois Governor JB Princecker accused Trump of trying to “understand the big cities” with a “authoritarian rapture of power”.
New York Governor Katie Hotsul also rejected the idea, stressing that such a development “would undermine the important efforts made at the state level” to reduce crime.