Chicago mayor slams Trump over possible crime crackdown
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Trump singled out Chicago on Friday, calling it a "mess" and saying residents there are "screaming for us to come," adding "African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying, 'Please, President Trump,
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls President Trump threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago illegal, “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” while Gov. JB Pritzker says it would be
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Mayor Johnson has "grave concerns" about President Trump eyeing Chicago for federal crime crackdown
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's suggestion that Chicago will be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime by sending in the National Guard, saying troops on the streets would not help the city fight crime.
Target fired employees from a Chicago warehouse for violating their code of ethics, the company said amid allegations from employees that the terminations were related to a medical benefits scheme. "Following an internal investigation, we have terminated team members found in violation of our company's code of ethics," Target said in a statement.
Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could receive similar treatment to what he's done in Washington, D.C., where he's deployed 2,000 troops on the streets.
Hundreds of employees at a Target distribution hub in Chicago have been fired, news outlets report, after allegedly exploiting a glitch in the company’s health care loan program — costing the retailer more than $1 million.
President Donald Trump declared his crime crackdown in the nation's capital a success on Thursday as he visited federal officers deployed under his plan, which has drawn resident complaints that its tactics are too heavyhanded.
Speaking at U.S. Park Police headquarters in Southeast Washington, Trump indicated his order to federalize D.C. police would be replicated and thanked law enforcement officers and troops, many of whom have arrived from Republican-led states.