一名美国官员向美国广播公司证实,五角大楼正在计划在芝加哥使用国民警卫队。
《华盛顿邮报》首先报道了该市可能会征召国民警卫队队员的消息。
五角大楼没有提供评论,但一名国防官员表示,“我们不会猜测进一步的行动。该部是一个规划组织,并不断与其他机构合作伙伴合作,制定保护联邦资产和人员的计划。”
众议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人哈基姆·杰弗里斯(Hakeem Jeffries)周日在美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)的“国情咨文”(State of the Union)节目中表示,“唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)可能试图将联邦军队开进芝加哥市,这是没有依据和权力的。”
US official confirms planning underway to send Guard to Chicago
A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News that planning is underway at the Pentagon for the potential use of National Guard forces in Chicago.
The possible call-up of National Guard members in that city was first reported by the Washington Post.
The Pentagon did not provide a comment, but a Defense official said, “We won’t speculate on further operations. The Department is a planning organization and is continuously working with other agency partners on plans to protect federal assets and personnel.”
Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said, “There’s no basis, no authority for Donald Trump to potentially try to drop federal troops into the city of Chicago.”