Chicago mayor slams Trump over possible crime crackdown: 'Uncalled for' [View all]

Source: The Hill

08/22/25 7:20 PM ET


Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) slammed President Trump over possibly sending the national guard to Chicago after his D.C. crime crackdown, calling the president’s plans to target the Windy City “offensive.”

“Certainly, we have grave concerns about the impact of any unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the City of Chicago. The problem with the President’s approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” Johnson wrote in a Friday statement.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he would send the National Guard to other Democrat-run cities, including Chicago. “Chicago’s a mess. You have an incompetent mayor. Grossly incompetent and we’ll straighten that one out probably next. That will be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough,” Trump said.

Crime rates have been down in Chicago, according to the city’s website. “Here’s the bottom line – as mayor of this city, and mayors across this country, we know exactly what it takes to drive down violence and crime in our cities because we’re actually doing it,” Johnson told Nexstar affiliate WGN.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5466847-chicago-mayor-slams-trump-over-possible-crime-crackdown-uncalled-for/