Trump Suggests Sending National Guard To New Orleans Instead Of Chicago, Dodging A Legal Hurdle

President Donald Trump on Wednesday walked back his promise to send the National Guard to Chicago for a crime crackdown and said he could instead deploy troops to New Orleans, where the state’s Republican governor is unlikely to challenge him.

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