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Trump border czar Tom Homan on Thursday confirmed some kind of
staging area is planned at Naval Station Great Lakes, but didn’t
disclose how large. Later in the day, White House Press
Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Chicago’s murders have led the
nation.
“And this is Governor Pritzker’s legacy. He should put politics
aside. He should pick up the phone and call this president, who
would be more than happy to do right by law-abiding American
residents in the city of Chicago and we hope that he will.”
Thursday afternoon in Southern Illinois, Pritzker said what he
thought was behind the Trump administration’s plans.
“He wants to have troops on the ground to stop people from
voting, to intimidate people from going to the voting booth, so
take note, that is what this is all about,” Pritzker said
without providing evidence.
The next election in Illinois is the March 17, 2026, primary and
then the midterm general election in November 2026. Tuesday,
Trump said he could clean up crime in Chicago within two months.
Leavitt said Trump wants police to do their job.
“So maybe Governor Pritzker should spend less time demonizing
the police, more time trying to recruit more police and more
time trying to call the president of the United States to get
crime in his city under control,” Leavitt said.
Pritzker said he agrees more police need to be hired.
“If the president wants to help us, he should help us hire more
police. I’ve done that as governor, but we should absolutely be
promoting more police hiring in cities like Chicago and all
across this state,” Pritzker said.
Trump posted on Truth Social that the people of Chicago are
"desperate" for the president to stop the crime, something he
said Democrats aren’t capable of doing. The president said “STAY
TUNED!!!”
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