Trump will not deploy troops to Chicago to fight crime
Or any other city controlled by Democrats.
He is not even thinking about sending troops to cities controlled by Democrats in Republican-led states. So much for his dedication to fight crime. Five of the leading cities with the most crime are located in Republican-led states.
Axios reports, "Trump doubled down on his threat to send the National Guard to Chicago.
Trump says he wants to use the military presence in Chicago to fight crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration.
There are several reasons why Trump will not send the military to Chicago.
At the top of the list is Trump's obsession with headlines. He loves to be controversial. He makes threats, writes boneheaded executive orders, and continuously tells us what he is going to do on a daily basis. He yearns for camera time.
It is not what Trump says that is important. What is important is what he does.
Trump's troops besieged the people of California in June. It was a public relations disaster that should never be repeated.
Washington D.C. is controlled by Congress. It was easy to assert control of D.C. because the federal government already controlled it, although arming young soldiers confused with their mission could be a serious mistake.
Sending armed troops to our cities is inviting disaster. Is Trump that stupid?
Our military swears its allegiance to our Constitution, not the President. The military does not have to obey an unlawful order.
Trump will not be sending troops to Chicago because it is illegal.
It is called the Posse Comitatis Act.
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes that limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.