President Donald Trump declared he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago after the city experienced a violent Labor Day weekend.
“We’re going in,” Trump said during a briefing at the Oval Office on Sept. 2. “I didn’t say when.”
"Look, I have an obligation," the president told reporters. "This isn't a political thing. I have an obligation."
Trump’s comments come after he repeatedly targeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and Illinois' JB Pritzker, all Democratic governors who have been outspoken against him and are possible 2028 presidential candidates.
Chicago police said at least eight people were killed and another 58 people were injured in shootings across the city over the weekend, according to multiple reports. Trump referenced the deadly holiday weekend, calling Chicago "the worst and most dangerous city in the World, by far," in a post on Truth Social.
