Federal boots in Chicago — the constitutional line is about to snap
The fight over who controls America’s streets is no longer theoretical.
Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, August 26th, 2025.
Before the cameras even warmed up, Pentagon sources leaked that Trump is prepping 1,700 Guard troops for domestic deployment — with Chicago at the top of the list. Illinois Democrats are already screaming “illegal” and lawyering up. What you’re about to read isn’t spin — it’s the inside playbook for how the federal-state showdown is being staged.
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Federal troops heading to Chicago, Illinois, Democrats having meltdown
Trump’s reported plan for deployment sparks cries of “constitutional crisis.”
The Washington Post just dropped a bomb: President Trump is preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago as early as next month. Illinois Democrats are calling it illegal, unprecedented, and a constitutional nightmare. Trump calls it law and order. What we’re watching here isn’t just about crime in Chicago — it’s about whether the federal government can bulldoze state resistance and set a precedent for military boots in any American city.
Federal deployment to Chicago isn’t a rumor anymore — Pentagon officials confirmed to multiple outlets that 1,700 troops across 19 states are being prepped for mobilization between now and November. Governor JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul are already lawyering up, preparing lawsuits and press conferences. Chicago’s progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, called the plan “the most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century” and vowed to fight it in court.
Democrats across the state are screaming abuse of power. Senator Tammy Duckworth says Trump is trying to “intimidate Americans in their own communities.” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi brands it “illegal militarization.” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Trump of “manufacturing a crisis” on national television. They’re practically begging for confrontation — which may be exactly what Trump wants.
Because here’s the quiet part nobody’s saying out loud: if Illinois resists, Trump gets to double down. Deploying troops over state objection doesn’t just escalate Chicago — it cracks the door wide open for precedent-setting federal military action in any city, red or blue. This is the slow-motion demolition of Posse Comitatus, the post-Civil War principle that bars federal troops from domestic policing. If that wall falls, every governor’s power becomes negotiable.
And don’t forget — Trump already has troops on the ground in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., despite legal challenges. California is still fighting its deployment in court. If Chicago joins the battlefield, you’re looking at the makings of a rolling constitutional showdown between the Trump White House and blue state strongholds.
The real test isn’t whether Democrats scream about “illegal” action. The real test is whether Trump backs down when a governor says no — or whether he pushes ahead, cementing federal military power inside American cities for the first time in modern history.
Bottom Line: The Chicago showdown isn’t about crime. It’s about raw power — who controls America’s streets, the states, or Washington. If Trump forces the precedent, every city in America is now fair game for federal boots on the ground.
Maxwell ‘rejecting’ Prince Andrew claims in DOJ meetings
Convicted trafficker gets platform to manage Epstein narrative from prison.
Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting down with the Department of Justice, under immunity, to “clarify” her version of the Epstein saga — and she’s using that stage to flatly reject Virginia Giuffre’s claims about Prince Andrew. She called the famous photo of Andrew with Giuffre “fake” and dismissed her accusation as, quote, “what’s a bigger word than bullshit?”
The DOJ quietly released 300 pages of transcripts from Maxwell’s two-day session with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. He traveled to Florida last month to meet her personally, assuring her she had immunity in the discussions. Maxwell didn’t just defend Andrew — she spun narratives around Trump, Clinton, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and others, all while survivors say she was given a platform to “rewrite history.”
The Giuffre family called it a travesty: “She is never challenged about her court-proven lies, providing her a platform to rewrite history.” Survivors slammed the DOJ for sending Maxwell to a cushy minimum-security prison and now letting her manage the story like she’s still calling the shots.
The bigger question isn’t whether Maxwell is lying — it’s why the DOJ is meeting with a convicted sex trafficker in private, under immunity, while she appeals her conviction. That’s not fact-finding, that’s deal-making.
Bottom Line: Epstein is dead, but the cover-up is alive and well. Maxwell isn’t defending Andrew — she’s protecting the network, and the DOJ is helping her do it.
AP runs cover as ICE builds Trump’s deportation machine
Four new training programs show a federal force expanding beyond the border.
The Associated Press just dropped a detailed feature on how ICE is scaling up for Trump’s mass deportation agenda — complete with glossy photos of tactical teams kicking down doors. The piece reads more like a recruitment brochure than investigative journalism. ICE is rolling out four distinct training tracks to prepare thousands of new agents for one mission: remove millions.
The programs focus on rapid-entry tactics, surveillance integration, detention facility management, and interstate coordination. Translation: not just arresting border crossers, but creating a federalized enforcement corps that can track, detain, and transport people nationwide. ICE calls it Enforcement and Removal Operations — but it looks a lot more like domestic militarization.
And here’s the kicker: every time the press showcases these “elite training methods,” it normalizes them. It conditions Americans to accept armored raids on suburban homes as if it’s just another day in law enforcement. The real question isn’t whether Trump will use this force for mass deportations — it’s where these thousands of newly trained federal enforcers go once the mission is over.
Bottom Line: ICE isn’t just scaling up for immigration — it’s building a standing force loyal to Washington, not the states. Today it’s deportations. Tomorrow, it’s whatever mission the feds decide.
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Israeli forces kill 4 aid seekers near Gaza City.
AP reports four civilians were shot dead while trying to access food as the UN declares famine. Outrage spreads, but here’s the ugly truth: every dead civilian feeds the machine — more aid dollars, more weapons sales, more media clicks. Peace doesn’t make money; endless conflict does. AP coverage.
Brace for the Fed’s MAGA makeover.
Financial Times warns Trump is reshaping the Federal Reserve after Powell’s Jackson Hole speech. The establishment cries “independence,” but the Fed has always been political — every “crisis” bailed out the same elites. What terrifies them is a Fed run by someone who won’t play their game. FT piece.
Illinois leaders blast Trump’s National Guard threat.
NBC says Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson are furious that Trump may send the Guard to Chicago. But this is the cost of declaring yourself a sanctuary city: you wanted federal funding without federal oversight. Illinois chose cartels over citizens — now they get troops. NBC report.
European shippers cut U.S. routes as tariff deadline nears.
Axios confirms carriers are halting shipments before Trump’s new tariff rules hit. The globalists scream “chaos,” but this is just economic sovereignty in action. For decades, 1.3 billion duty-free packages flooded our markets. Europe’s panic proves Trump’s tariffs are working. Axios write-up.
Judge Engoron reversed again in the Trump fraud case.
Fox News reports the New York judge who hit Trump with a $500M fraud ruling has been overturned on appeal — again. Three reversals don’t happen by accident. This is lawfare 101: bogus trial rulings designed to wound, fixed years later after the damage is done. Fox coverage.
SpaceX faces a critical Starship test after 3 failures.
CBS says Musk is preparing another Starship launch after three flops. Funny how Musk never had these problems until he backed Trump. Boeing can burn billions and still get government checks, but SpaceX gets scrutiny. The deep state would rather sabotage America’s space dominance than let Musk and Trump win. CBS News.
Republican governors fuel Trump’s detention ramp-up.
Politico reports GOP governors are quietly handing over state resources to ICE, massively expanding federal detention capacity. These same leaders screamed “federal overreach” under Biden — now they’re sprinting to help Trump build the exact same enforcement machine. Full story here.
Global mail carriers suspend U.S. deliveries over tariffs.
NBC says carriers from Europe to Asia are halting shipments to America as Trump’s new tariff rules take effect on Friday. The media calls it “chaos,” but Trump’s playbook is simple: pain first, compliance later. Details here.
White House calls out Smithsonian’s ‘objectionable’ art.
The administration published a list of Smithsonian exhibits deemed ideologically skewed. Artists and scholars are furious — but official “objectionable content” lists were condemned under the left, too. Same tool, new hands. NYT coverage.
Jeffries threatens redistricting retaliation.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries warned Republicans that if they keep gerrymandering, Democrats will launch their own map redraws. Translation: both parties openly admit elections are decided by cartographers, not voters. Read here.
Nvidia earnings hold the market hostage.
With Powell signaling rate cuts, Wall Street’s rally now hangs on one company: Nvidia. If earnings disappoint, the AI-fueled stock bubble bursts. When an entire market depends on a single ticker, that’s not strength — that’s fragility. MarketWatch report.
DAG Todd Blanche: “So to be clear, you’re saying the photograph is not real?”
Ghislaine Maxwell: “Categorically fake. What’s an even bigger word than bullshit?
I never, at any time, set Andrew up to have relations with her or any other human being ever.”
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It is very telling that Illinois Democrats are more interested in fighting their own President and armed forces than the criminals that prey on their citizens.
I am a Chicagoan and I welcome any and all Federal assistance to purge the criminals who reign unmolested on our streets, making our city the murder capital of America.
Chicagoans are waking up to the fact that the idiot Democrats who run our city, county, and state are brain-damaged by wokeness and cowardice and must be overthrown if our city is to survive.
We are on the verge of bankruptcy in no small part because the human right of public safety has been sacrificed on the altar of progressive political sensibilities.
I hear the "slippery slope" argument, and it's BS. This is war, wake up! The enemy is within. Don't feed me "Constitutional Crisis" BS in the middle of a war, all it proves is you're not in it. You're sitting at a desk someplace intellectualizing while innocent people are being killed by the enemy within. It's The Great Awakening, welcome to reality America. We are in a fight for survival against Satan and his armies so get used to it because this party is just starting.