Trump announced the possible use of the National Guard in Chicago

US President Donald Trump has announced that the National Guard may soon be used to fight crime in Chicago. He stated this during a speech in the Oval Office on Monday, September 15.

"Chicago will probably be next. We will wait a bit," he said.

Trump stressed that in this case, the same methods can be used as in Washington. The same methods of fighting crime may be used in other cities in the United States.

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Democrats accused the American leader of exceeding his presidential powers.

On August 21, Trump personally took to the streets of Washington with the National Guard to fight crime. The next day, the president issued a statement about the absence of murders in Washington a week after the National Guard was deployed. According to him, the crime rate has decreased by 87%. On August 25, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the detention of more than a thousand people in Washington, and over 100 firearms were also confiscated.

Later, on September 2, Trump declared that Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world. The US president stressed that the situation in the city requires urgent intervention, and promised to return security there.

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