A member of the National Guard stands next to a military vehicle parked in front of the Union Station, near the US Capitol in Washington, on Monday, August 18, 2025 (photo of Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
How Selected leaders in Chicago They prepare President Donald Trump Potentially send the soldiers of the National Guard Governor Josh Shapiro criticized the use of the army in US communities to his city.
He also said that they are ready if the Trump administration pays attention to Pennsylvania.
“Since the president made what I consider to be the wrong decision to take the governor and place them on the streets of Los Angeles, we … We are preparing to say that in Philadelphia he said Shapiro on Tuesday.” We did not receive the word that it is inevitable. “
In the summer, Trump’s administration sent soldiers of the National Guard and maritime infantry soldiers to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. Federal judge in California on Tuesday He ruled that the movement violated the federal law against military members running the national law enforcement authorities.
Shapiro noticed the president’s ruling and rhetoric as the reason why the state prepared for Trump potentially sending the national guard staff to Pennsylvania.
“I am the former director of the law enforcement agencies of this community of nations and I understand what communities they have to make to make people safe,” said Shapiro. “As a governor, we have invested millions of dollars in not only the police, but in social organizations that helped reduce crimes using violence by 42%.”
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“Now is not the time to disturb this with distrust, the way the president does in other communities,” he added. “Now it’s time for us to continue the progress that we make here in the Pennsylvania community. I will focus on this, but our teams are prepared for everything that the White House can try to send our path.”
After the ruling of the senior US District Judge Charles R. Breyer in California, Democratic selected officials in the Golden State decision.
California Gavin Governor, who sued the Federalization of the Trump’s National Guard, said that the ruling “on the side of democracy and the constitution” and repeated Breyer’s warning about the lead of Trump leading the national police forces. The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, accused the White House of an attempt to “attack the second largest city in the country.”
Governor Illinois JB Pritzker and mayor of Chicago Brandan Johnson, both Democrats, They were also opened In opposition to the prospect of sending the National Guard to Chicago.
“For Chicagoan, what you can do is watch out for your communities and neighbors. Get to know your laws. The film things you see in your districts and streets and share them with the media”, ” – said Pritzker On Tuesday afternoon. “The authorities are developing in your silence. Be clamorous for America.”
Trump mentioned many citiesin this Chicago and Baltimoreas potential areas to which he could send soldiers to combat crime. But FBI Report published last month It shows brutal crimes in the United States, fell by 4.5% in 2024, while real estate crime fell by 8.1% compared to the previous year.
Soldiers are currently patrolling Washington, under what President Trump called crisis. He was able to mobilize the Colombia district because the district is not a country.
DC Prosecutor General Brian Schwalb, selected official, wrote on xEarlier, Twitter that “Trump’s administration actions are unprecedented, unnecessary and unlawful.”
“There is no crime situation in the District of Colombia. A crime of violence in DC achieved a historical 30-year minima last year, and this year fell by another 26%,” said Schwalb.
However, not all selected officials criticized Trump’s efforts in the capital of the nation. The mayor of Washington Muriel Bowser, a democrat, positively spoke about the influence of federal law enforcement officers of Trump, NBC News Reports, although she also claimed that the presence of masked ice agents and members of the National Guard “does not work”.
Breyer’s ruling on Tuesday morning that Trump could not use the National Guard to a wide range of police activities in California, would enter into force on September 12.
However, it is likely that Trump will appeal to the 9th Court of Appeal in the USA. . The president provided victory In an earlier case in this court.
When the budget impasse exceeds 2 months, Shapiro claims that the differences are narrowed
During Shapiro’s visit to Murrell Dobbins Cte High School on Tuesday, he participated in a panel discussion with the President of the American Federation Randi Weingarten and the mayor of Philadelphia Cherelle Parker. He also told journalists that on Tuesday afternoon he returned to Harrisburg to meet leaders to continue discussions about the state budget.
“The time has come for them to make difficult decisions to end it, “said Shapiro.” Problems have been narrowed. They must make difficult decisions and do it. “
“210 days have passed since I introduced my budget. The Senate comes to work only 26 times,” he added. “They must go back to Harrisburg, perform work and transfer a budget covering the financing of mass transit.”
Shapiro said he was “deeply concerned” the influence of sept’s services on the Philadelphia region.
Scott Martin, a Republican from Lancaster, told the chairman of the Senate NBC10 On August 28, that a long -term solution for SEPTA will not “take place”.
Shapiro said that he did not intend to negotiate the compact -term topic versus the long -term solution on the financing of SEPTA and Mass Transit through the media.
“The club, which runs Senator Pittman, a republican club in the Senate, has very different views than a democratic club, whose leader Bradford leads in the House of Representatives, “said Shapiro.” In many ways I worked challenging to find this common plane to lend a hand our rural brothers and sits understand that the strength of Philadelphia helps our economy, as well entrepreneur.
“I tried to remind all leaders and legislators that mass transit is a problem that affects us in all 67 poviats. I tried to remind them that thanks to our investments in public education, as you heard it, we are making significant progress,” he added. “We must continue to make these investments. I am convinced that we will get there, but finding this common plane between two leaders, between two clubs, is a challenge. We’ll get there.”
Shapiro would not get the details of internal discussions and what were the main points of sticking, but said that his task was to find enough republican and democratic voices in both chambers to come to a budget agreement.
“I’m sure we can get there, but these two leaders must make difficult decisions,” he said. “Part of the decisions they have to make is to silence some extreme voices in their own club.”
