The Democrat governor blasted President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal troops to blue states like Illinois and Oregon to enforce federal law, saying that no “officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.” The Chicago Police Department insisted that they sent officers to the scene, but the dispatcher’s line demonstrates that at the very least police officers have been given mixed messages about whether they are allowed to come to the aid of federal authorities. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "The right wing of this country wants a REMATCH of the Civil War… The President has declared war on the people of Chicago and people across America."
Author: Jarrett Stepman
Published at: 2025-10-06 22:00:00
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