By threatening to call in the National Guard to Chicago, the president has picked his target, frozen it, and personalized it.
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President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 25, 2025.
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People sometimes ask me if I feel like I miss a step, as a commentator, being located out here in the Midwest — away from “the action” in New York or Washington, D.C. And I say no, because I’ve lived in Chicago for nearly 20 years now and come to realize that we truly are America’s Second City: All I have to do is sit here, and the nation’s news will always find its way to my front doorstep eventually.
As the New York Times reports:
About the Author
Jeffrey Blehar is a National Review staff writer living in Chicago. He is also the co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, which explores the great music of the modern era with guests from the political world happy to find something non-political to talk about.
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People sometimes ask me if I feel like I miss a step, as a commentator, being located out here in the Midwest — away from “the action” in New York or Washington, D.C. And I say no, because I’ve lived in Chicago for nearly 20 years now and come to realize that we truly are America’s Second City: All I have to do is sit here, and the nation’s news will always find its way to my front doorstep eventually.
As the New York Times reports:
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About the Author
Jeffrey Blehar is a National Review staff writer living in Chicago. He is also the co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, which explores the great music of the modern era with guests from the political world happy to find something non-political to talk about.
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