On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he wanted two of his Democratic political rivals to be imprisoned. Trump has been at odds with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both of whom have opposed the president’s plan to increase Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Chicago and deploy the National Guard there.
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Texas has significantly higher crime rates than Illinois. Houston (most comparable city by population) has significantly higher crime rates than Chicago.
Trump sent the TX national guard to clean up Chicago (and, I guess, to arrest their democratically elected leadership) not to tamp down on crime, but to flex his authoritarian muscle and demonstrate that he can get away with anything.