Posted on 10/08/2025 5:27:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Summary
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday on President Donald Trump's orders despite the objections of the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, who decried the militarization of their city as an unnecessary provocation.
Trump in turn called for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, neither of whom has been accused of criminal wrongdoing. Both have emerged as prominent opponents of Trump's immigration crackdown and deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-leaning cities.
While Trump administration officials have sounded the alarm over what they call lawless and violent protests in cities such as Chicago and Portland, Oregon, demonstrations over Trump's immigration policies have been largely peaceful and limited in size, far from the "war zone" conditions described by Trump.
The National Guard said on Wednesday roughly 200 soldiers from Texas and 300 from Illinois had gathered in the Chicago area, and were ready to protect federal personnel, including ICE agents, and federal property in the city.
At an immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois, outside Chicago, four demonstrators held signs and chanted slogans on Wednesday in front of a wall of heavily armed officers. The administration has said National Guard troops could be sent to guard the facility, but none had arrived by early afternoon.
The streets of downtown Chicago were humming with normal commuter traffic on Wednesday, except for the frequent drone of helicopters overhead, a feature of Chicago’s skies since the Trump administration’s federal incursions began last month.
In Latino and Black neighborhoods of Chicago where immigration agents have been most visible, people...
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Sedition is not criminal?
He didn’t call for them to be jailed he said that they should be jailed for ordering police to ignore calls for help when ICE officers were under siege in Chicago.
They let criminals out of jail and then take our guns away. Yep. Book em Dano!
In the story about the Latin King’s gang leader who put out a bounty on the local ICE lease one story published the street markers of the gang’s territory.
Who gave them this territory to sell drugs?
Who profits off it?
Police. Politicians. Mayor. Likely all on the take.
Follow the money. Arrest all involved.
Obstruction pf justice is. Lockem up
Reuters: “Demonstrations are largely peaceful and limited in size.” False. The anti-Ice protests are widespread and violent. Proof: yelling, foul language and tear gas are observed at many anti-Ice demonstrations.
One and only one drawback of arresting that disgusting monstrosity JB Pritzker:
Who would want to pat him down as he is zip tied?
Eeewwwwww.
Quit threatening.
the mayor does need to be jailed
we can figure out the charges later
6% Brandon has the lowest approval rating for a mayor in US history
His own people hate him. Only they can force him out
Do it and New Orleans also for corruption.
Abso”freakin”lutely. Put those critters behind bars ASAP. Let the national guard clean up the Chicago for the first in its existence. Hooray for President Trump.
I hope we get a live stream of this. I will sip a nice lager while watching as my country is slowly being taken back.
I love how Reuters phrases its headline: “ National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders”
It will make all the Dims believe Pres. Trump is sending in the Guard to arrest Let’s Go Brandon and Gov. Pigzker.
They lie like a rug without hesitation or shame.
Of course the folks who are shot & killed about every week in Chicago can’t be called on for an opinion.
The Mayor and the Governor have conspired to maintain a sanctuary protecting illegal aliens in violation of Federal law.
There is lots and lots of video evidence of both making proclamations.
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