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Shootings over the weekend in Chicago left seven dead and 37 injured as President Trump prepares to send federal forces to the Windy City and faces pushback from Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.
The shootings reportedly occurred in multiple unrelated incidents, and in most cases, no suspects were taken into custody.
This comes after six people were killed and 27 were injured, with victims as young as five years old, in shootings the weekend before.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump has stated that he is considering the deployment of the National Guard and federal agents in high-crime cities such as Baltimore, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.
On Friday, it was revealed that 200 Homeland Security Officials will be deployed in Chicago as soon as this week and will potentially stay for the entire month of September.
The enforcement operations will be centered on arresting illegal aliens in the sanctuary state of Illinois, but the National Guard could be used to quell violent rioters, as done in Los Angeles, or to deter crime, as we are seeing in Washington, DC.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday prohibiting local police from working with their federal counterparts.
“This executive order makes it emphatically clear that this president is not going to come in and deputize our police department,” Johnson said at a news conference with other city leaders.
The mayor’s order affirms that Chicago police officers will continue to enforce state and local laws, but will not work with the National Guard or federal agents on patrols, arrests, immigration enforcement or other law enforcement actions.
“We will protect our Constitution, we will protect our city, and we will protect our people,” he said. “We do not want to see tanks in our streets. We do not want to see families ripped apart. We do not want grandmothers thrown into the back of unmarked vans. We don’t want to see homeless Chicagoans harassed or disappeared by federal agents.”
Senior White House advisor Stephen Miller shredded Democrats during a press briefing, defining them as having aligned with an overall ideology that is anti-human.
“[Democrats] are society destroyers,” Miller declared.
“It’s a simple choice. You either side with civilization, or with anarchy and violence,” he added.
🚨 BREAKING: Stephen Miller just exposed the Democrats for being a massive threat to western civilization.
"[Democrats] are SOCIETY-DESTROYERS. It's a simple choice. You either side with civilization, or with anarchy and violence."
“The Democrat Party as an institution – its judges, its lawyers, its community activists, and its politicians – exist to serve these criminal THUGS. We see it here in DC,” Miller contiuned.
He added, “We talk to the cops. They say, ‘We’re not allowed to arrest anybody, and when we do arrest somebody, they are immediately bailed out, they are immediately set free, they’re back on the street again.’”
“And what do they do? They kill, they attack, they rob, they rape. WHY would we put up with this?” He further urged.
“President Trump is PROUD to be using federal law enforcement and National Guard to make this city safe and peaceful for Americans,” Miller proclaimed, adding that the President “stands ready to help and assist any community that wishes to be Liberated from these criminal elements.”
America wants to see law-enforcement and justice. We are tired of those who continually attack society!
They’re operating world wide. It’s not just Democratic Party. It’s a globalist agenda to wipe off western civilization, white people and Christianity, from the face of the earth
In DC, the administration deployed approximately 2,000 National Guard troops to address surging crime rates, homelessness, and urban decay, resulting in widespread arrests, the clearing of encampments, and enhanced law enforcement presence on the streets.
Extending this approach to Chicago, Trump announced that the city would likely be the next target, involving federal intervention to combat violent crime, which he compared to conditions in war-torn areas.
The plan includes sending federal agents and possibly the National Guard to assist local police in high-crime neighborhoods, aiming to restore order and reduce shootings and gang activity that have plagued the city.
Trump has also hinted at expanding the effort to other Democrat-led cities like New York, emphasizing a national strategy to federalize crime-fighting in areas he deems out of control.
The initiative is part of a broader anti-crime push, with plans potentially involving immigration enforcement as seen in preliminary discussions for Chicago.
Remarkably, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who initially opposed the president’s federal takeover of the capital, has reversed course and actually praised the surge in federal assistance in comments earlier this week.
Bowser noted, “The federal surge has had a significant [decrease] on crime in Washington, DC, and we greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what [DC’s Metropolitan Police Department] has been able to do in this city.”
🚨 HOLY CRAP! After a STAGGERING decline in crime, DC Mayor Bowser says she “GREATLY APPRECIATES” President Trump for surging federal agents into the city
Even Democrats are being forced to admit Trump was right.
The mayor further explained that overall crime in the district is down 15 percent since Trump initiated the federal cleanup. The drop in violent crime has been even more significant, down 45 percent over the same time period.
Bowser added that carjackings are down by a huge 87 percent, homicides have plummeted by 38 percent, and sexual abuse cases are down 44 percent.
Robberies are down 62 percent, burglaries down 47 percent, motor vehicle thefts down 35 percent and overall property crime down by 12 percent.
It’s another stunning victory for Trump, who touted the impact in a post Thursday, declaring “Carjacking in DC is down 87%. ALL other categories of crime are likewise down massively since I got involved.”
“DC will soon be a CRIME FREE ZONE, in only 14 days, far faster than scheduled. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” The President added.
Perhaps the most visible success story in DC has been at Union Station, which has been transformed from a haven for homeless camps and drug addicts.
WJLA news reporter John Gonzalez was stunned at the turnaround, remarking “We are in the main atrium here at Union Station, and I got to tell you, in my opinion, the place looks better than it has in years, cleaner than it has in years, but there’s still plenty of empty retail space.”
Why do they always have to be on the wrong side of everything? The American people don’t want chaos in the streets. They don’t want to see rioting, looting, vehicles burning and projectiles being shot at law enforcement authorities. But the left feels compelled to side with the rioters anyway. The following are 8 of the nuttiest things that leftists are saying about the violent protests in Los Angeles…
An ABC7 News reporter suggested that law enforcement shouldn’t attempt to stop the mass violence being carried out in LA because “just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.”
Yes, really.
The anchor, Marc Brown, stated that the situation “could turn very volatile if you move law enforcement in there in the wrong way and turn what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into massive confrontation, altercation between officers and demonstrators.”
#2 As smoke was rising behind him, ABC7 Eyewitness News reporter Tim Caputo described the rioters as “people taking videos, people waving flags, people walking around, people wanting to be part of the cause”…
As the broadcast showed aerial images of cars on fire, Caputo directed his cameraman away from rising smoke.
‘From what we’ve seen… the vast majority are people taking videos, people waving flags, people walking around, people wanting to be part of the cause, wanting to have their voices heard, and wanting to show the power of numbers and the power of force,’ the reporter said.
#3 Even though we are constantly seeing protesters commit tremendous acts of violence, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass insists that we “haven’t seen massive violence take place”…
“You haven’t seen massive violence take place” – LA mayor Karen Bass
#4 Kamala Harris just had to add her two cents to the debate. She has described the protesters as “essential in the fight for justice”, and she would like us to believe that the protests in Los Angeles have been “overwhelmingly peaceful”…
“Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division,” Harris said. “This Administration’s actions are not about public safety — they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process.”
Harris extolled protesting as “a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice” without acknowledging the rioting that prompted Trump to deploy the National Guard.
“And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful,” Harris said. “I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.”
#5 U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal apparently believes that the Trump administration has been “seeping up innocent people”…
“Enough of these mass ICE raids who are seeping up innocent people,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said June 9. “Enough of the undermining of due process.”
#6 California Governor Gavin Newsom seems convinced that the chaos in Los Angeles could turn him into the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 2028, and so he is literally daring Tom Homan to arrest him…
In an interview with MSNBC, Newsom said, “The hell with this guy. Come after me. Arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy. You know, I don’t give a damn, but I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up. They need to stop, and we need to push back. And I’m sorry to be so clear, but that kind of bloviating is exhausting. So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.”
#7 Whoopi Goldberg just told a national audience that she believes that we are heading toward a “civil war”…
Goldberg said. “The Defense Department has the U.S. Marines on high alert right now. Now, you know, is it warranted, or does this sort of escalate the situation? I mean, whatever happened to states’ rights? I thought that was what you do, because you tell the state, this is what we’re thinking of doing. You know, you don’t just send people in. You don’t send troops in. But what do I know? I’ve never run a state. But I don’t really you know, when you come in and everyone is when you go into the donut shop to look for people and you’re dressed in tactical gear, you’re creating an issue, you’re creating a problem. You want people to come, you’ve scared them. You’ve even when people are supposed to be there, when they come to the to talk to the judge, you’re arresting them right after what is going on here?”
Co-host Sunny Hostin said, “I think what really matters from a long view here is he is militarizing and deploying the Guard for the purpose of policing Americans’ protest activity, our freedom of speech, our freedom of assembly. There’s a very big, stark demarcation between military troops and law enforcement, public law enforcement, civilian law enforcement. And you are an army turned inside to police its citizens can cause chaos and fascism.”
Goldberg interjected, “Civil war.”
#8 Senator Chris Murphy is urging Democrats to “be on the streets all over the country to protest what’s happening to our immigrant community”…
“I mean, my first message is to keep it peaceful,” Murphy declared. “I mean, obviously, this is a moment where we have to be on the streets all over the country to protest what’s happening to our immigrant community, but more broadly, to protest what’s happening to our democracy. This is the most corrupt administration in the history of the country, and we are going to rise to this moment by being out there on the streets.”
He continued, “But you know, ultimately, I think the country sees what Donald Trump is trying to do here. He’s looking for a fight. There’s nothing in what he is doing that is about peace or about restoring order. He’s taking a protest that is relatively isolated. You know, people in Los Angeles over the weekend would tell you that 99% of them went about their day, and it was pretty normal because this is not an invasion that has taken over the entire city. And he’s trying to turn a protest that is pretty small into something that involves an even bigger confrontation so that he might actually be able to invoke the Insurrection Act. That would be a defining story of the week if he were to do it, and I just don’t think — I think we have to make sure that we understand to not take him at his word. He’s looking for a fight. He’s not trying to calm tensions.”
This is what politicians on the left want.
They want a national protest movement that will dominate headlines all summer long.
And now they’ve got it.
On Monday, SEIU was organizing protests in major cities from coast to coast…
The Service Employees International Union says rallies are expected to take place Monday in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Harrisburg, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, OR., Raleigh-Durham, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C., in addition to Los Angeles.
I think that New York City could be one of the next hotspots to explode.
On Monday, one group of particularly crazed protesters actually took over the lobby of Trump Tower for a little while…
Protesters railing against ICE raids took over the lobby of Manhattan’s Trump Tower Monday, with police making at least 24 arrests.
The protesters, expected to be charged with trespassing, started gathering around noon inside the famed Fifth Ave. tower, police said. There are not believed to be any injuries.
There will be highly disruptive protests all week long, and then on Saturday a number of prominent leftist groups are organizing gigantic “No Kings” gatherings…
The protests are slated to take place on June 14 in defiance of President Trump’s scheduled military parade in Washington, D.C. on the same day. Individual “partner” organizations, such as Michigan Resistance Coalition, Catholics Vote Common Good, and the ACLU, are involved in organizing the protests across the country, according to the No Kings website.
“On June 14—Flag Day—President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else,” the “No Kings” website adds.
This isn’t some sort of spontaneous protest movement that has suddenly erupted.
All of this has been well planned and it is being well funded by donors with deep pockets.
Of course political chaos is just one element of “the perfect storm” that is now upon us.
So much has started to happen, and global events are moving very rapidly now.
Hopefully you are not located in one of our core urban areas, because the violence that we have experienced so far is just the tip of the iceberg.
Images of cars being set on fire, ICE officers being attacked, rocks being hurled at ICE vehicles, protesters blocking traffic and laying siege to federal buildings, and also shooting fireworks are all over the TV.
When California Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass made it clear that they would not help bring order to L.A., President Trump sent in the National Guard. Now, the governor and the mayor are blaming Trump, rather than the rioters, for the violence.
As L.A. burns, Governor Newsom’s statement on the ICE raids: “Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel.
Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy.”
These riots are one more clear example of how federal immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles have been met with violent resistance and destructive riots, while Democratic leadership prioritizes protecting lawbreakers over law enforcement officers and public safety.
Governor Newsom misses the point that families are only being torn apart because they entered the country illegally, and they are free to be back together again in their home country.
He made the spurious claim about the economy depending on illegals. Well, the confederacy economy depended on slavery, and yet no one today believes that should have been a good reason to keep slavery in place.
Also, the Democrats are always pushing for a higher legislative minimum wage. The presence of the illegals suppresses wages, and California, with one of the highest minimum wages, has incentivized the hiring of illegals for sublegal wages.
By deporting illegals, the wage for legal immigrants and citizens will rise naturally while taxes and social security benefits are also paid and abided by. Working age people currently living on benefits would also be incentivized to return to work, so the economic arguments in favor of illegal immigration fall apart easily.
The way this all unfolded was that on Friday, June 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted lawful immigration raids across Los Angeles, detaining dozens of individuals for immigration violations.
The raids targeted multiple locations, including businesses in the Fashion District, Home Depot stores, and day labor centers where undocumented workers congregate.
As news of the enforcement actions spread, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles, where detainees were being processed. What began as demonstrations quickly escalated into violent confrontations with federal officers.
The situation deteriorated rapidly as protesters spray-painted anti-ICE slogans on federal buildings, with some attempting to physically block ICE vehicles.
Federal courthouses suffered significant damage, with windows smashed and graffiti covering building facades. Video footage showed protesters using hammers to destroy federal property.
Officers faced attacks from crowds throwing chunks of broken concrete at law enforcement, forcing police to respond with tear gas, pepper spray, and flash-bang devices.
The Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly and issued a citywide tactical alert.
The violence continued into Saturday in Paramount, where protesters hurled rocks and cement chunks at Border Patrol vehicles. Federal agents in riot gear were forced to deploy tear gas, flash-bang explosives, and pepper balls to maintain order.
Faced with escalating lawlessness, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Saturday night deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles County for 60 days, using rarely invoked federal authority to bypass state officials.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton were “on high alert” and could be mobilized if violence continued.
The deployment marked the first time in 60 years that a president has used federal power to deploy National Guard troops without state governors’ agreement, utilizing the 1807 Insurrection Act.
This crisis represents a fundamental breakdown of the rule of law in sanctuary cities, where progressive Democrats prioritize illegal immigrant protection over their own citizens.
The violent resistance to lawful ICE operations demonstrates the dangerous consequences of sanctuary city policies that embolden lawlessness and undermine immigration enforcement.
The economic arguments support enforcement efforts. Labor economics theory suggests that reducing labor supply through deportations should increase wages for remaining workers in affected sectors, particularly benefiting working-class communities that Democrats claim to represent.
California’s minimum wage policies create perverse incentives. Businesses exploit illegal workers at below-minimum wages while legal workers face unemployment. This represents a form of modern economic exploitation that benefits wealthy employers at the expense of both American workers and exploited immigrants.
The National Guard deployment demonstrates strong federal leadership in restoring law and order when local Democratic officials abdicate their responsibilities.
President Trump’s action protects federal agents, upholds constitutional authority, and sends a clear message that violent resistance to federal law enforcement will not be tolerated.
This should serve as a warning to other sanctuary cities that they could also face federal intervention and National Guard protection if they fail to enforce the law.
Finally, these events raise the fundamental question of whether sanctuary cities and states should even exist when they openly advertise that they harbor illegal aliens and obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
President Trump spoke to reporters on Monday upon returning to the White House, where he responded to the “professional agitators” burning Los Angeles and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s taunts against Border Czar Tom Homan.
When asked if Tom Homan should arrest Newsom, President Trump responded, “I would do it if I were Tom.” He further slammed Newsom as “grossly incompetent,” pointing to the failed high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Francisco that still hasn’t been completed after more than a decade and billions of dollars wasted.
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Sunday, Newsom dared Tom Homan to arrest him during an interview with the media at the LAPD headquarters.
“Tom, arrest me, let’s go, let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” Newsom said in response to Homan suggesting that he and LA Mayor Karen Bass could be arrested if they “cross that line” by harboring and concealing illegal aliens or assaulting law enforcement.
President Trump said he thinks it would be “a great thing” if Newsom were arrested.
He also said of the rioters in California that they are “professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re bad people,” and “they should be in jail.”
WATCH:
Doocy: He’s daring Tom Homan to come and arrest him. Should he do it?
Trump: I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing. He’s done a terrible job. Look, I like Gavin Newsom. He’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent. Everybody knows. All you have to do is look at the little railroad he’s building. It’s about 100 times over budget. We’re putting a flagpole over there– under budget.
Doocy: What does your intel tell you about the people causing all the problems in LA? Are they people ICE is trying to deport, or are they professional agitators?
Trump: The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re bad people, they should be in jail.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he is finally taking action as insurrectionists try to burn the Golden State’s most famous city to the ground. Of course, he is focusing not on the criminals but those trying to end the violence.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, violent protests broke out on Friday after ICE agents conducted multiple raids in downtown Los Angeles.
The riots continued into Saturday. Protesters started fires, threw projectiles at law enforcement officers, and damaged property in response to LA Mayor Karen Bass’s call for action against ICE agents. The situation turned south so quickly that Trump deployed the National Guard to restore order while Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom sat on their hands.
But things only escalated yesterday with thugs torching cars, attacking police horses, and continuing to assault law enforcement officials.
Newsom, though, says this is all Trump’s fault and announced this morning he would be suing him.
“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,” Newsom wrote on X. “He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard.”
“The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA, it will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing,” the California governor added.
“We’re suing him.”
This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted.
He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard.
The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA.
It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing.
Update (0900ET): Well that didn’t take long. California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement on X that he will be suing the Trump administration over the deployment of the National Guard to bring a halt to the violent (but ‘peaceful’) riots spreading across LA:
“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted.
He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard.
The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA.
It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing.
We’re suing him.”
This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted.
He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard.
The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA.
It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing.
It’s almost as if this is all scripted… but then again that sounds like a conspiracy theory, right?
Besides, it’s just “a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn…”
An ABC7 News reporter suggested that law enforcement shouldn’t attempt to stop the mass violence being carried out in LA because “just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.”
Yes, really.
The anchor, Marc Brown, stated that the situation “could turn very volatile if you move law enforcement in there in the wrong way and turn what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into massive confrontation, altercation between officers and demonstrators.”
I cannot believe this is real.
ABC reporter says not to bring in law enforcement to the LA riots because “it’s just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.”pic.twitter.com/OlgBo4Pj1I
Despite hundreds of arrests and numerous reports of police officers being attacked with molotov cocktails, fireworks and other objects, along with widespread burning, looting and destruction of property, the mainstream press is still ludicrously insisting the chaos represents largely well-behaved ‘immigration protests’.
This echoes their treatment of the 2020 George Floyd riots, which were infamously described as ‘fiery but mostly peaceful’ by CNN while other outlets followed a similar narrative.
“This has been very peaceful,” one CNN reporter insisted despite footage emerging of violent demonstrators running up and attacking ICE vehicles with projectiles.
🇺🇸 LA RIOTS: CNN SEES “PEACE,” CAMERA SEES CHAOS
Imagine getting hit with a rock while someone livestreams how “chill” everything is.
People are lighting stuff on fire, bashing cars, and going full WWE on cops.
“Demonstrations have been going on right outside the federal detention center, most of those (who) demonstrated were very peaceful,” said another ABC & correspondent,
The LA riots were “mostly very peaceful” according to an ABC reporter
This despite ICE acting director Todd Lyons asserting, “Our brave officers were vastly outnumbered, as over 1,000 rioters surrounded and attacked a federal building.”
Another CNN reporter complained that Donald Trump was bad for sending in the National Guard to target “peaceful protests…he doesn’t like the scenes, the scenes of people peacefully protesting.”
A CNN reporter calls the riots in Los Angeles a “peaceful protest” while cars burn on the screen next to her. 😁
Meanwhile, others pointed to the scenes of bedlam in LA to point out that they make the so-called “insurrection” on January 6 look like a tea party in comparison.
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