- Trump says Chicago crime crackdown decision will come “in a day or two.”
- Federal agents already arriving in Chicago amid growing tensions.
- Trump touts DC federal takeover as proof of quick success.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said a decision on whether to launch a federal operation to tackle violent crime in Chicago will be made within the next few days.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Trump speaking to reporters after returning to Washington, described Chicago as a city plagued by insecurity, blaming local leadership for what he called a lack of action.
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“Chicago is extremely dangerous. We have a governor who seems unconcerned about crime. We could fix it quickly, but we’ll make a final call in the next day or two,” Trump said.
Trump cited the recent example of Washington, D.C., where federal agents were deployed under his direction to take over the city’s policing.
“If you look at what we achieved in DC in a short span just 12 days DCit’s actually incredible. By the 12th day, we had nearly wiped out crime,” he claimed.
Although Trump has repeatedly said crime in DC is now virtually nonexistent, independent fact-checkers including CNN report that while violent crime has decreased following the federal intervention, it has not been completely eradicated.
Trump has long threatened to send federal troops into Chicago, and over the weekend, he escalated rhetoric with a social media post featuring a meme that read: “Chicago will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”
According to White House sources quoted by CNN, personnel from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have already begun arriving in Chicago in what appears to be a preliminary deployment.
Officials also confirmed that the administration has kept open the option of activating the National Guard if the situation escalates or if there is major resistance to the operation.
While some see this as a bold law-and-order move, others—including local leaders and civil rights groups—have warned it may trigger unrest or lead to federal overreach in local policing matters.
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