"Speaking on Fox News Sunday morning, Noem took aim at the city's mayor, Brandon Johnson, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration's Ice raids and deployment of the national guard in Illinois, a measure he called unhinged and unhealthy. It's wrong, there should be consequences for that and for leaders that stand up and knowingly lie about the situation on the ground, Noem said. His city is a war zone and he's lying so that criminals can go in there and destroy people's lives."
"Noem's remarks followed Trump's authorization to deploy 300 members of the Illinois national guard to Chicago, with orders to protect federal officers and property. The move came just weeks after national guard troops were sent to Washington, where the president federalized the city's police force in what he described as a crackdown on crime, a pattern now extending to a string of other US cities. We're going to be doing Chicago probably next, Trump had said at the time."
Federal agents and National Guard troops were deployed to Chicago after federal agents shot a woman. Kristi Noem labeled Chicago a "war zone" and criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson for opposing ICE raids and the national guard deployment. President Trump authorized 300 Illinois National Guard members to protect federal officers and property, following federalization of Washington police in a broader crime crackdown. Noem claimed residents supported the intervention and said it removed criminals from the streets. Governor JB Pritzker accused the administration of fueling the crisis and demanded that federal forces focus on the worst offenders or leave the city.
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