'Inherently Corrupting!' Obama Condemns Trump Sending National Guard to Chicago, Says POTUS Has 'Damaged' Democracy [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Oct 13th, 2025, 5:02 am
Former President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for sending the National Guard to Chicago to crack down on crime, saying it is “inherently corrupting” for a president to use the military “against their own people.” Obama voiced his displeasure with Trump on the final episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, which released on Monday. The ex-president added he believed Trump has “weakened” democracy during the first year of his second term.
“When you have military that can direct force against their own people, that is inherently corrupting. And so when you now start seeing the politicization of the military — deliberately, right—” Obama said. “They just landed in Chicago!” Maron jumped in to add. Obama continued denouncing Trump right after.
“When you have what looks like a deliberate end run around not just a concept but a law that’s been around for a long time, Posse Comitatus, that says you don’t use our military on domestic soil unless there is an extraordinary emergency of some sort; that when you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or—” Obama said. “A terrorist attack,” Maron chimed in. “A terrorist attack,” Obama continued, “That is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy.”
Obama’s comments come after President Trump sent 200 National Guard troops from Texas to Chicago last week.
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