CHICAGO: The Trump administration branded Chicago a "war zone" on Sunday (Oct 5) as it sought to justify deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democratic-run city. Trump late on Saturday authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard soldiers to Chicago, the United States’ third-largest city, despite objections from the mayor and state governor JB Pritzker. House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed the president’s language, telling NBC’s Meet the Press that troops deployed in Washington had responded to a "literal war zone", a description at odds with reality.
Published at: 2025-10-05 21:43:00
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