Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday declared there is no federal emergency that would require the presence of the National Guard in Chicago, as President Trump appeared to be tamping down his threat.

Pritzker, Johnson and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said they are exploring all legal options should Trump deploy guardsmen. For his part, Trump on Monday describing Chicago as a “killing field” and signing a broad executive order to create a specialized National Guard unit that could be deployed to assist local law enforcement in Washington, D.C. — and potentially around the country — to ensure “the public safety and order whenever the circumstances necessitate.”

But Trump later hedged on whether he would send federal troops into Chicago.

“I didn’t get a request fr

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