According to CCTV news, in the early morning of September 15th, Eastern Time, US President Trump posted a threat on his social platform "Real Social", saying that after Washington Mayor Bowser informed the federal government that "the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department will not cooperate with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on personal information illegally living or entering the United States", He will declare a national emergency in the United States if necessary and impose full federal control on Washington, D.C.

Trump called Chicago, New York and other cities dominated by Democrats ¡°problem cities¡±

On August 11th, Trump announced the dispatch of the National Guard to help restore the legal order and public safety in Washington. At the same time, he called Chicago, Los Angeles, new york and other cities ruled by Democrats "problem cities".

On September 6, a mass demonstration in Washington, D.C., involving thousands of people broke out to protest the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard.

Currently, more than 2,000 members of the National Guard are deployed in Washington, D.C. The Attorney-General of Washington, D.C., announced on Monday that he had filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of the District.

This is not the first time Trump has used the ¡°national emergency¡± tool.

On April 2, the White House issued a statement stating that Trump declared a national emergency to increase the competitive advantage of the United States, protect U.S. sovereignty and strengthen U.S. national and economic security.

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All-armed, 2,200 soldiers carrying M17 and M4 march on the streets of Washington

Two weeks ago, despite the opposition of Democrats and protesters, US President Trump deployed hundreds of National Guard members to Washington on the grounds of frequent violence and too many vagrants. Now, these team members walking on the streets of the American capital have been allowed to carry weapons.

British Reuters reported on August 24th that as part of Trump's "crime-fighting" campaign, members of the US National Guard patrolling Washington will start carrying weapons on the evening of the 24th. Anonymous officials revealed that the exact number of members carrying weapons is uncertain, but they are either armed with M17 pistols or M4 rifles.

The National Guard Special Forces, which took over Washington on the same day, clarified in a written statement that the guards ¡°will only use weapons as a last resort in the face of imminent death or serious personal injury.¡±

The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reported on the 25th that U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth ordered the approval of about 2,200 National Guard members to carry weapons on the 22nd, which marked a change in the mission situation of National Guard members. Previously, they were unarmed and supported law enforcement by assisting community security patrols, coordinating traffic control points and assisting crowd movements.

According to the U.S. military, the National Guard is a part-time force made up of reserve soldiers who are urgently recruited in domestic emergencies, overseas operational missions, and ¡°Drug Operations.¡±

National Guard members patrol in Washington (Photo)

Since Trump announced on August 11 that the first 800 National Guard troops had been deployed to Washington, and that the federal government had taken over the Washington Police Department, more than 2,000 National Guard troops and soldiers from other states have patrolled Washington over the past two weeks. This deployment has sparked protests, concerns and chaos among residents, and protesters have gathered in the northwestern district of Washington on 23 to protest the Trump administration¡¯s move to deploy the National Guard troops in the city.

Faced with the wave of opposition, Trump said he would go further, extending the ¡°sweeping crime¡± operation to Chicago, and hinted that it could send troops to other democratic ruling cities such as Baltimore, Maryland.

The Pentagon has begun preliminary planning to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, U.S. officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity. However, these plans are the U.S. military's prediction of possible requests from Trump, and senior Pentagon officials have not officially received the relevant notice.

Trump himself posted on his self-created social media platform ¡°Real Social¡± on Thursday criticizing Maryland Governor Wes Moore¡¯s inability to cope with crime, saying ¡°If Moore needs help ... I will send ¡®forces¡¯ to quickly clean up crime, as is being done in nearby Washington.¡±

Moore invited Trump to personally take a walk in the streets of Baltimore.The Baltimore police data showed that the city's gun violence rate dropped sharply in July, with 84 murders so far this year, the lowest level in more than 50 years.

Regarding Trump's accusation, Illinois Governor Jay Pritzker also refuted in a statement, saying, "Trump is trying to create a crisis, politicize Americans in military uniforms, and continues to abuse his power to divert the public's attention from the pain he brings to working families".

Illinois Governor Jay Pritzker said Trump was trying to create a crisis (data map/foreign media)

On the 24th, House of Representatives minority leader, Democrat Hachim Jeffries also said that Trump had no right to deploy troops to Chicago.He criticized in the U.S. cable news network (CNN) program that Trump's attempt to send troops to Chicago was "unfounded and unauthorized act", which is "creating a crisis".Jeffries quoted Pritzke's statement that there is no local emergency requiring the National Guard or other military forces.

Since Washington is not a special district, the president has special powers over its police and can take over security affairs within 30 days, but he does not have similar powers over places where Democrats rule, such as Chicago and Baltimore.

Earlier this year, Trump used the power given to the president by Section 12406 of Title 10 U.S. Code, which allows the president to send troops when "defending against invasion, quelling insurgency or enforcing the law," and sent the National Guard to Los Angeles to handle protests when California Governor Newsom objected. Although the National Guard finally entered Los Angeles to carry out the operation, Newsom and local people continued to oppose it during the period.

If Trump again applies Article 12406, the forced dispatch of the National Guard provided by the Republican state into Democratic cities will inevitably trigger greater political and judicial controversy.