Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back against Trump's National Guard plans for Chicago, citing 30% drop in homicides and concerns about eroding police-community trust.

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke for the first time on the issue Sunday before attending an annual street festival in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood.

Chicago's mayor is defying President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to the Windy City to combat crime, and is scoping out legal avenues to prevent soldiers from overtaking the city.