WBEZ and The Chicago Sun Times sent out a survey to our members asking for their thoughts and questions about President Donald Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to Chicago — despite a significant drop in crime .
“Now, we’re going to do it anyway. We have the right to do it,” Trump said Tuesday. The president’s comments have been met with stiff opposition from Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Democratic lawmakers. On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance said there are no “immediate plans” to send National Guard troops here.
We asked you what questions you have about the possible deployment to Chicago. Here are five that came up the most:
How is it legal for the National Guard to just march into our city?
In justifying such deployments, the Trump administration ha