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President Trump threatens to deploy National Guard to Chicago

Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
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Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

President Trump has suggested that Chicago could be the next U.S. city where he deploys National Guard troops after doing so in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Tina Sfondeles, national political reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, for more context on how this news is going over in Chicago.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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