Hi there, everybody. Happy Labor Day to you all. I am Stephanie Ruhl, in for my friend Nicole Wallace.

And this afternoon, Americans from coast to coast are bracing for impact ahead of what could soon be an expanded federal takeover of our largest cities.

In Chicago this afternoon, protesters are spending

their holiday, making it crystal clear to Donald John Trump that National Guard troops are not

needed nor welcome in their efforts to cut down on crime. Just this weekend, the city's mayor

signed an executive order intended to curb the power of federal law enforcement and the National

Guard should Trump follow through on his plans to flood the streets with armed personnel.

Here's that city's mayor, Brandon Johnson.

We're stopping guns being trafficked in from states that voted for him.

And so now we do all of this hard work.

This group assignment in the city of Chicago,

and he wants to come at the end of the year

before the assignment is due

to try to put his name on the paper.

He is reckless and out of control.

He is the biggest threat to our democracy than we've experienced in the

history of our country. Following those comments, Homeland Security Secretary Christine

Ome confirmed that the Trump administration plans on expanding immigration and customs

enforcement operations in major American cities, including Chicago.

As elected Democrats in that city and beyond prepare, they're hammering down on a major

contradiction.

Just consider Speaker Johnson's state and district.

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