Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has strongly criticized former President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion to deploy the National Guard to Chicago as part of a federal crime crackdown. Johnson warned that such a move

would be met with resistance from the city’s residents, stating that Chicagoans are “accustomed to rising up against tyranny” and won’t allow the city to become a “military-occupied state.”

Trump’s remarks over the weekend about targeting Chicago for enhanced law enforcement measures also drew sharp criticism from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who labeled the proposal a “manufactured crisis.” Both Johnson and Pritzker, Democrats, have publicly downplayed the severity of Chicago’s crime issues, despite increasing pressure and alarming statistics. Continues…