A former Chicago mayor has joined the chorus of Illinois Democrats slamming President Donald Trump’s plan to send the National Guard into Chicago as part of a crackdown on violent crime.

Lori Lightfoot appeared on CNN’s The Arena with Kasie Hunt, where Hunt asked her about Trump’s claim that out-of-control crime in the city necessitates the deployment of troops.

Threats from Trump to deploy troops to more cities have so far only been made to Democrat controled states or cities.

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Trump’s decision to send 4,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles in June violated the law.

“Let’s be clear, this was never about violent crime, it’s not going to be about violent crime. I’m sitting in a studio that is one block away from Trump Tower, they’re charging $

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