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Illinois Democrats are drawing a red line against President Donald Trump's law-and-order push, rejecting his proposals to deploy the National Guard to Chicago despite the Windy City's police department facing a staffing shortage that has persisted since the pandemic-era anti-cop rhetoric of 2020.

"We're waiting for a call from Chicago. We'll fix Chicago. And again, DC is right now so safe you can go out," Trump said on Monday morning during faith-focused remarks at the Museum of the Bible, referring to his federalization of Washington, D.C.'s police force that has been viewed as a success at cleaning up crime.

Chicago and Illinois leaders, however, have repeatedly bucked the idea of calling on Trump for additional assist

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