September 6th 2025.
After Donald Trump's controversial post on his social media platform, Truth Social, where he seemingly threatened to send the National Guard to invade Chicago, leaders in Illinois were quick to condemn his statement and tone. According to The Chicago Sun-Times, Trump referenced the movie "Apocalypse Now" and cast himself as Lt. Colonel Kilgore. He changed the famous line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" to "I love the smell of deportations in the morning" as a nod to the film.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker was among the first to respond, calling out Trump's behavior as not normal and unacceptable. He stated that the President of the United States should not be threatening to go to war with an American city and that Illinois will not be intimidated by Trump's wannabe dictator attitude. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also took to social media to urge citizens to protect each other from the lawless threats coming from the Trump administration.
Former Chicago City Council member and CEO of The Chicago Sun-Times, Edwin Eisendrath, pointed out that sending in the National Guard will not solve any issues with crime and history has shown that Chicagoans are not a helpless community. Sjonia Harper, a resident of Bronzeville, recognized the pattern in Trump's calls to invade cities with Black mayors and urged people to speak out against this blatant racism.
Matt Conroy, a Democrat running for election in Chicago's fifth congressional district, warned that federal troops will likely terrorize Black and Latinx communities while costing taxpayers a lot of money. He also stressed the importance of knowing our rights and staying calm in the face of this federal overreach. Denise Poloyac, a board member for the Indivisible Chicago Alliance, emphasized the strength of solidarity in fighting against this type of government overreach.
In response to Trump's threats, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order aimed at limiting the presence of federal troops in the city. Poloyac believes that the best way to combat this type of authoritarian behavior is by standing together and drawing strength from each other as a community. Trump's administration fails to understand this and it is up to us to show them the power of solidarity.
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