Chicago is NOT Wash DC….
This would NOT be wanted….
Instead?
1,000 National Guard Troops will be going to Memphis, Tennessee where the Governor is happy, but the Mayor of Memphis is NOT…...
President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops to help with local law enforcement without buy-in from the state’s governor could create legal headaches they want to avoid, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
While Trump has privately argued he has the power to send the National Guard where he wants, he’s decided for now to set his sights on Memphisbecause the Democratic city, and more specifically the state’s Republican governor, is willing to accept federal help, the sources said.
The sources stressed that Trump could still decide to plow ahead on blue cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York — all of which he’s suggested could see troops on their streets. But moving first on Memphis shows the administration is attuned to the potential legal and political concerns tied to such moves. Polls have shown that while voters broadly want to see reduced crime, many don’t necessarily think sending troops into cities would make them safer. Those optics could get worse if federal officials deploy troops into a city with Democrats who are fighting those efforts. And federalized troops cannot perform law enforcement activities, as it would be a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Even in Memphis, many local leaders object to the federal presence, and the city’s mayor signaled some reservations over the administration’s plans.
“I am focused on the resources. FBI, DEA, ATF, those are the things that I believe will truly help us be able to support law enforcement and reduce violent crime. I do not support the National Guard,” Mayor Paul Young said. “However, they are coming. It’s not the Mayor’s call. The mayor doesn’t have a say or the authority to stop them from coming. So my goal is to make sure that as they come, that I have an opportunity to work with them to strategize at how they engage in this community.”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has repeatedly made it clear he will not give Trump cooperation. But Trump does have a complete embrace from the Tennessee governor, Bill Lee…..