Trump Crackdown Expansion
President Donald Trump is stepping up his federal crackdown on America's big cities.
The Weekend · MAYOR DAVID HOLT, Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Capehart, MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON, REP. VERONICA ESCOBAR
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August 24, 2025; 8am: The Pentagon has reportedly been planning a military deployment to Chicago for weeks in a model that could later be used in other major cities. President Trump indicated that Chicago would be his next target, along with New York, another Democratic-leaning city with a Black mayor. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins The Weekend to discuss how Trump's plan to use the National Guard will impact his city.
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