Chicago Next: Trump’s March of Militarization
- Boss Global Radio
- Aug 23
- 2 min read
By Boss Global Radio Editorial Team
It’s official: America’s cities are being put under military watch—one by one. And Chicago is next in line.
This is not a campaign stunt. Donald Trump is the President of the United States, and his Pentagon is drawing up plans to put boots on the ground in yet another Democratic-led city.
The Sequence of Power Plays
Los Angeles—June 2025 Trump’s first move was Los Angeles. After federal immigration raids triggered unrest, he ordered 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines into the city—without Governor Gavin Newsom’s consent. California sued, calling it unconstitutional.
Washington, D.C.—August 2025 Next came the capital. Trump declared a “crime emergency,” seized control of the D.C. police force, and dropped around 800 Guard soldiers into one of the safest tourist zones in America. Symbolism over substance—but with real consequences for democracy.
Chicago—Coming September 2025 Now the Pentagon is actively planning a Guard deployment to Chicago. Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have made no such request. Both say there’s no emergency. Yet the federal machine is moving forward anyway.
Why This Isn’t About Safety
Crime in D.C. is near 30-year lows. Los Angeles already had active state and local policing. Chicago leaders aren’t asking for help. The truth? These deployments are not about public safety. They are about testing the boundaries of federal power—and conditioning the public to accept soldiers in the streets as “normal.”
The Legal Rub
Without state consent, Trump would have to lean on the Insurrection Act—a law written for extraordinary breakdowns of civil order. But legal challenges are mounting, from California’s lawsuit to pending cases in federal courts. If judges uphold these power grabs, it sets a chilling precedent: the President can send troops into any city, at any time, without consent.
Why Chicago Matters
Make no mistake: Chicago is the next domino. D.C. was the dry run. If the Pentagon can be used as Trump’s personal enforcement arm in one city, it sets the precedent for every city. Today it’s Chicago. Tomorrow it’s New York, Detroit, Philly, and Houston.
This is how democracies slide into authoritarianism: not with one dramatic coup, but with small “deployments,” normalized by fear and silence.
Our Take
Boss Global Radio isn’t mincing words: this is authoritarian America in real time. No one voted for military patrols on Michigan Avenue. No governor signed off. No emergency has been declared.
Troops don’t solve poverty. Troops don’t fix housing. Troops don’t rebuild schools. They intimidate. They occupy. They enforce.
Chicago doesn’t need an occupation—it needs investment, justice, and opportunity. But Trump isn’t offering solutions. He’s offering soldiers.
And unless people wake up, accept the pattern, and push back, the march of militarization will keep rolling city to city until democracy is a shell of itself.
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