Texas Troops vs Chicago: Operation Midway Blitz or Political Circus?
In a stunt no one asked for, Texas National Guard troops parachuted (okay, drove) into Chicago this October 2025, starring in the Trump administration’s 'Operation Midway Blitz' — a blockbuster sequel to early administration raids featuring zip-tying kids and Hollywood-style propaganda videos. The cast includes President Donald Trump himself, who calls Illinois’s Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson 'main characters' deserving jail time on Truth Social, because why not? The National Guard intrusion ignores Pritzker’s protests, who argues the city isn’t ablaze in chaos – just simmering tension amid ICU-like raids by ICE with a side of social media viral angst. Meanwhile, Trump’s Illinois vote edge was a whopping 2,000 ballots between 2020-2024, proving this dramatic show might be more Trump’s chuckle bar than Chicago’s reality. And, as always, nobody quite knows what they’re trying to accomplish besides shaking the pot and maybe better memes.
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Deploying Texas troops against Chicago’s wishes because a tough border raid makes for good social media content? Sounds like the worst crossover since 'Law & Order: Political Showdowns Edition.'
When your immigration crackdown needs a dose of Lone Star bravado, send in the Texas National Guard to a city that repeatedly says, 'Thanks but no thanks.' Spoiler: no one’s having a party except political Twitter.
Trump calling for the governor and mayor to be jailed on Truth Social is peak 21st-century authoritarian reality TV — but Chicago’s just trying to figure out if this is disaster or dark comedy.
Source: Vox | Published: 10/9/2025 | Author: Noel King
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