Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

nation • 8/24/2025

As White House moves to militarize more cities, Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives

Donald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as the White House advanced plans to militarize more US... [4410 chars]