Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson says her community doesn’t want National Guard troops as President Donald Trump plans Chicago area deployment.
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ThemayorofasmalltownoutsideofChicagoonTuesdayinsistedhercommunitydoesn’twantNationalGuardtroopsdeployedtotheareaafterweeksofprotestersclashingwithU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)officials.
KatrinaThompson,themayorofBroadview,avillagewithapopulationofunder8,000justwestofdowntownChicago,heldapressconferenceTuesdayaboutthefederalpresenceinthetown,emphaticallysaying,“Wedon’twantthemhere.”
“Wedon’tneedthem,”ThompsonlatertoldWLS-TVinaninterview.“Wecangovernourselves,andwehavebeendoingthatuntilthispoint.”
Thompson’sremarkscomeaftermultiplesuggestionsfromPresidentDonaldTrumpthattheChicagoareacouldbenefitfromhavingNationalGuardtroops.TrumpeventoldseniorU.S.militaryofficersatMarineCorpsBaseQuanticoinVirginiaonTuesdaythattheNationalGuardwouldbe“goingintoChicagoverysoon.”
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