Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez favors deploying the National Guard to Chicago to counter violent crime and protect residents. He emphasized that Chicagoans want to leave their homes, go to work, sit on front steps, and send children to school without fear of being shot. Lopez criticized fellow Democrats for opposing federal deployment because President Trump is in office, noting historical coordination with federal agencies such as the FBI and DEA to combat crime. He pointed to the recent National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., as an example and noted it boosted the president's approval in a recent poll.
He added his city has always coordinated with the federal government and federal agencies, like the FBI and DEA, to combat crime. The only thing that has changed now, though, is that Trump is in charge and that is why Democrats are opposed to it, Lopez said. All of a sudden, now we don't want to work with them but we still want their grant money, Lopez said.
Chicagoans want to feel safe in the city of Chicago, Lopez told Fox News. Lopez shared his thoughts during a brief segment on Fox News Live on Saturday afternoon. The 47-year-old Democrat told Fox correspondent Rich Edson he would love to see the Trump Administration deploy the National Guard to Chicago, just like he did recently in Washington, D.C., because he is sick of seeing teenagers shot dead in his community.
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