Trump deploys the National Guard

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The president is attempting to send the National Guard into two American cities for two (seemingly) different reasons with two (for now) different results. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Kelli Wessinger, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King. Anti-ICE demonstrators marching in downtown Chicago. Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois and are getting ready to deploy in Chicago.
0:08.1	Residents there have been pushing back against ICE.
0:11.8	They blocked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem from using the bathroom.
0:15.8	That's what Governor Pritzker says is cooperation in keeping people sane.
0:19.3	Then actually even more bathroom stuff.
0:21.5	They don't even let our ICE officers and our Border Patrol officers use restrooms and facilities.
0:26.8	But it's not all bathroom related.
0:28.6	You're going to use that gun on your people.
0:32.3	Shame on you.
0:33.3	I hope right now your ancestors are looking at you.
0:36.8	You're back. You're back. I hope right now, your ancestors are looking at you.
0:47.9	And this tension, combined with President Trump's for the governor of Illinois to be jailed,
0:50.7	has raised fears about what is coming next.
0:53.6	And that is coming up on Today Explained from Fox.
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