Trump appears to waver on deploying National Guard personnel to Chicago Chicago Tribune: President Donald Trump appeared to waver Monday on whether he would attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, saying Gov. JB Pritzker should be asking for the help — a request the second-term Democrat has made clear isn’t forthcoming.
“We may wait. We may or may not. We may just go in and do it, which is probably what we should do,” Trump said. “You know, I hate to barge in on a city and then be treated horribly by corrupt politicians and bad politicians like a guy like Pritzker,” Trump said, mocking the Illinois governor’s weight and labeling him “a disaster.”
Trump’s comments came as he signed an executive order targeting Illinois and other jurisdictions that have adopted policies eliminating money as a consideration in determining whether someone charged with a crime should be released from jail while awaiting trial. On Friday, Trump raised the idea of using the Guard in Chicago, as he previously did in Los Angeles and currently is in Washington, D.C. -- nordy
There are some neighborhoods in Chicago I'd advise Trump and his minions not to visit. And he's in no position to make fun of anybody else's overweight. -- nordy
‘There needs to be justice,’ UN tells Israel after Gaza hospital bombing Guardian: The UN has demanded that Israel’s investigations into unlawful killings in Gaza, including its “double tap” bombing of Nasser hospital which killed 20 people, among them five journalists, yield results and ensure accountability.
“There needs to be justice,” Thameen Al-Kheetan, the spokesperson for the UN’s human rights office, told reporters on Tuesday in Geneva. He added that the number of journalists killed in Gaza raised many questions about the targeting of media workers. The “double tap” strike killed journalists working for Reuters, Associated Press and Al Jazeera, as well as independent journalists. It drew global condemnation. A report published by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) this month showed that 88% of Israel’s investigations into war crime allegations in Gaza were shut down or left unresolved. -- nordy
Oooooo, this will make your day!
ReplyDeleteHCR on DT threatening to send troops into Chicago
Excellent speech by Pritzger. I love the digs he gets in on Cheetolini. Susan
DeleteTrump appears to waver on deploying National Guard personnel to Chicago
DeleteChicago Tribune: President Donald Trump appeared to waver Monday on whether he would attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, saying Gov. JB Pritzker should be asking for the help — a request the second-term Democrat has made clear isn’t forthcoming.
“We may wait. We may or may not. We may just go in and do it, which is probably what we should do,” Trump said. “You know, I hate to barge in on a city and then be treated horribly by corrupt politicians and bad politicians like a guy like Pritzker,” Trump said, mocking the Illinois governor’s weight and labeling him “a disaster.”
Trump’s comments came as he signed an executive order targeting Illinois and other jurisdictions that have adopted policies eliminating money as a consideration in determining whether someone charged with a crime should be released from jail while awaiting trial. On Friday, Trump raised the idea of using the Guard in Chicago, as he previously did in Los Angeles and currently is in Washington, D.C. -- nordy
There are some neighborhoods in Chicago I'd advise Trump and his minions not to visit. And he's in no position to make fun of anybody else's overweight. -- nordy
ReplyDeletePritzker's speech is ringing in my ears. -- nordy
ReplyDelete‘There needs to be justice,’ UN tells Israel after Gaza hospital bombing
ReplyDeleteGuardian: The UN has demanded that Israel’s investigations into unlawful killings in Gaza, including its “double tap” bombing of Nasser hospital which killed 20 people, among them five journalists, yield results and ensure accountability.
“There needs to be justice,” Thameen Al-Kheetan, the spokesperson for the UN’s human rights office, told reporters on Tuesday in Geneva. He added that the number of journalists killed in Gaza raised many questions about the targeting of media workers.
The “double tap” strike killed journalists working for Reuters, Associated Press and Al Jazeera, as well as independent journalists. It drew global condemnation.
A report published by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) this month showed that 88% of Israel’s investigations into war crime allegations in Gaza were shut down or left unresolved. -- nordy