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US Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Democratic senators on Tuesday during a politically charged oversight hearing, in which lawmakers made often partisan comments on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Bondi and Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee defended the Trump administration’s efforts in Chicago and other Democratic-led cities. He reiterated the President’s claims that drug cartels and crime are rampant in Illinois and that federal authorities need to crack down on it – which top state and local officials strongly dispute.
“They’re not enforcing the law,” Bondi said of Illinois officials, who filed a lawsuit on Monday to block Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. “We’re going to keep our entire country safe.”
He added, “We don’t care if you live in Chicago. We don’t care if you live in Florida.” “President Trump wants everyone to be safe.”
Illinois this week joined other states in challenging the president’s authority to deploy troops to protect federal immigration agents and suppress public protests. An Oregon judge has issued an emergency order banning the deployment of the military in the state. In September, a California judge ruled that Trump violated federal law by sending troops to Los Angeles.
During the hearing, Illinois Democrat Senator Dick Durbin told Bondi that Trump “illegally deployed troops to Chicago and other American cities.” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has said the deployment is part of the president’s plan to target his political enemies and punish Democratic states.
Bondy responded to Durbin, “I want you to love Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.” “If you’re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will.”
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