Leigh Ann Caldwell on Military Crackdown for Chicago: ‘It’s More of an Immigration Raid’ than Focusing on Crime

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RAJU All ░░░░░░░░ We have an excellent ░░░░░░░░ to break this all ░░░░░░░░ this morning Leanne caldwell ░░░░░░░░ Nichols with Axios Tia ░░░░░░░░ with the Atlanta journal ░░░░░░░░ and Alex Isenstadt also ░░░░░░░░ Axios Good morning to ░░░░░░░░ all Good to see ░░░░░░░░ I mean look before ░░░░░░░░ did this in L ░░░░░░░░ which is sending the ░░░░░░░░ Guard without the consent ░░░░░░░░ a governor it had ░░░░░░░░ 1965 when a president ░░░░░░░░ federalized the National Guard ░░░░░░░░ is making this commonplace ░░░░░░░░ is a clear tactic ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ into Chicago over the ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats What does ░░░░░░░░ look like and how ░░░░░░░░ is he going to ░░░░░░░░ CALDWELL Well that s ░░░░░░░░ the question how far ░░░░░░░░ s going to go ░░░░░░░░ t seem like Trump ░░░░░░░░ going to pull back ░░░░░░░░ all He s targeting ░░░░░░░░ cities Obviously here in ░░░░░░░░ D C 90 of ░░░░░░░░ voted against Trump Los ░░░░░░░░ is a blue stronghold ░░░░░░░░ too And so this ░░░░░░░░ with Chicago and California ░░░░░░░░ have governor Newsom governor ░░░░░░░░ potential 2020 presidential candidates ░░░░░░░░ well So this is ░░░░░░░░ very political but it ░░░░░░░░ also a way for ░░░░░░░░ to to to draw ░░░░░░░░ wedge to build that ░░░░░░░░ on this issue of ░░░░░░░░ Something that he ran ░░░░░░░░ But it s also ░░░░░░░░ of an immigration raid ░░░░░░░░ of something that s ░░░░░░░░ on crime.”