"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson claimed on Saturday that it's clear President Donald Trump has declared war on his city and others. Johnson joined MSNBC's Ali Velshi on Saturday morning following the president not only deploying National Guard troops to the city, but also calling for Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) to be thrown in jail. Velshi argued that Trump and others in his administration are confrontation seeking to justify the deployment of national troops to cities like Chicago."
"Donald Trump has made it very clear that he has declared war on the city of Chicago. In fact, as you've indicated, he has to declared war against American cities across this country. And what he is promulgating is very clear, it's unconstitutional, it's illegal, it's unnecessary, and it's dangerous. And I'm using every single tool that's available to me to defend the people of this fine city, Johnson said."
President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Chicago and urged jailing of Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker. MSNBC's Ali Velshi suggested the administration is seeking confrontation to justify deploying national troops to cities like Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson called the actions a declaration of war on Chicago and American cities and described ICE as a privatized military. Johnson labeled the tactics unconstitutional, illegal, unnecessary, and dangerous and said he will use every available tool to defend residents. Johnson accused ICE of intentionally provoking and escalating violence, citing shootings and tear gas incidents.
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