Chicago Residents Push Back on Trump’s National Guard Threat Amidst Declining Violence
Chicago Residents Push Back on Trump’s National Guard Threat Amidst Declining Violence In a city grappling with its reputation for violence, residents of Chicago’s notorious O Block, formally Parkway Gardens, are vocal about their opposition to former President Donald Trump’s past threats to deploy the National Guard. Despite Trump’s characterization of Chicago as a ‘killing field’ during his presidency, local figures and community members assert that federal troops are not the solution to the city’s complex challenges. Anthony Carter, a…