troops to quell the violence in Chicago, there’s not a dang thing the mayor can do about it.
Legal experts reviewing Johnson’s EO quickly called it largely symbolic. Any mayor has authority over his officers, but that command ends with federal agencies. At best, an order limits cooperation; at worst, it tells the street that Johnson is more concerned about stopping Washington than stopping them.
What scares the crap outta Democrats is that Trump’s measures may be successful. And once people see that, how might that change the way they vote? This is not at all about crime, this is about graft and power.