Speaking with reporters on Aug. 22, Trump boasted his support among Black voters and pointed to his Black MAGA base in Chicago while defending his expanded use of federal troops on U.S. soil, an effort he has claimed is to “crack down on crime” in select cities.

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