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Chicago Cops Face Staffing Shortages as Trump Pushes for National Guard Deployment

Chicago's police department is struggling to staff its streets amid a violent crime surge, prompting calls for increased law enforcement presence; Illinois Democrats have rejected President Trump's plan to deploy National Guardsmen to the city.

Chicago Cops Face Staffing Shortages as Trump Pushes for National Guard Deployment
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Chicago police are struggling to staff the streets amid a surge in violent crime, prompting President Donald Trump to call for deploying the National Guard to the city. Illinois Democrats have rejected this proposal, drawing a red line against the president's law-and-order push. The move is seen as a challenge to Trump's efforts to address rising crime rates in major cities like Chicago.

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