Chicago puts up a fight against Trump, deployment of National Guard troops
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CHICAGO — Eric Harvey is furious about the deployment of the National Guard to Illinois, the city of Chicago, and his neighborhood.
"That's a publicity stunt, man!" Harvey, who lives in the south side, said.
This summer Chicago's homicide rate was the lowest since the 1960s. So, Harvey can't believe hundreds of troops have arrived in Illinois to make the city any safer. President Trump has called Chicago a "war zone" and has claimed the city's crime rate is unsustainable.
Under Trump's orders, National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas
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