Threatens to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, saying "We're going in"

After a violent Labor Day weekend, Trump said he would deploy National Guard troops to Chicago but did not specify a timeline or legal basis, prompting swift condemnation from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and local officials. Reporting connected the threat to the administration's broader plan for intensified immigration enforcement operations and came after a federal court found Trump's June National Guard deployment in Los Angeles unlawful. The episode underscored the administration's willingness to use military-style force as domestic political theater framed as "law and order."

"We're going in." — ABC News video: "Trump on sending National Guard to Chicago" (Sep. 2, 2025)