Who’s Afraid of the National Guard?

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Posted on AllSides August 28, 2025

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Now that President Trump has installed federal troops to fight crime in Washington, he has suggested—or should I say threatened?—to do the same in Chicago. Mr. Trump blames the Windy City’s crime in part on its “incompetent mayor,” but the city has long had lots of crime. It almost specializes in crime.

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