The Trump administration planned for weeks to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago after President Trump suggested Chicago might be next following troop deployment in Washington, D.C. CNN anchors debated whether federal intervention would conflict with conservatives' traditional support for state and local authority. Jessica Dean framed the question around local control and state wishes. Scott Jennings argued that surging murders and large numbers of undocumented immigrants in Chicago create an emergency that justifies federal action and aligns with the president’s promise to crack down on crime and illegal immigration. Jennings contrasted Chicago with Washington as a different, federal case and suggested Democrats would resist intervention because it highlights local governance failures.
Scott, I want to start first with you, and what Julia was just talking about, these plans to send troops into Chicago. Historically, conservatives, Republicans have favored state and local rights, state and local governments over the federal government. This, in this case, will be going against the wishes of a local government, of a state government. How do you kind of square that circle?
Well, also historically conservatives have not favored high murder rates, and conservatives have now favored high levels of illegal immigration. In the state of Illinois, there may be as many as half a million or more illegal immigrants. I suspect half or more than half live in Chicago, so in addition to having over two hundred fifty murders this year,
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