“The problem with the President’s approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” Johnson said. “Unlawfully deploying the National Guard to Chicago has the potential to inflame tensions between residents and law enforcement when we know that trust between police and residents is foundational to building safer communities. An unlawful deployment would be unsustainable and would threaten to undermine the historic progress we have made.”

President Trump called Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson “grossly incompetent.” He added, “We’ll straighten that one out probably next. That’ll be our next one after this, and it won’t even be tough.”

“The wisdom of the share sale is dubious. The securities — which are of equal seniority but come in various classes with different price points — cannot be easily sold in the private market. Dividends may not be forthcoming, since lenders have priority claims on the casino’s cash flow. The project is further complicated by a so-called OpCo-PropCo structure, where Bally’s will lease the underlying land from a third party trust.”

“Take his ratings among the city’s Hispanics. Despite all the hundreds of millions he has thrown at illegal aliens in the city, he has a horrendous 26 percent approval among the very sector he has been pandering to with millions in freebies for migrants. Ah, but he has the approval of African American Chicagoans, right? Not even close. According to the poll, only 38 percent of blacks support him.”