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BumRushDaShow

(163,177 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:11 AM 21 hrs ago

Trump Demands 'CALL IN THE TROOPS' to Protect Chicago Shopping Center That Doesn't Exist

Source: MEDIAite

Nov 11th, 2025, 4:49 pm


President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social on Tuesday, saying to “CALL IN THE TROOPS” to save “The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago” – which doesn’t exist.

“The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago, once considered our Nation’s BEST, now has a more than 28% vacancy factor, and is ready to call it quits unless something is done about the murder and crime, which is prevalent throughout the City,” Trump wrote, adding:

CALL IN THE TROOPS, FAST, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! “Just the News”


Media outlets were quick to report that no such shopping center exists, however. “Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Monroeville, Pennsylvania, all have shopping malls or centers by that name, but none exist in Chicago or even in Illinois. There is, however, a Magnificent Mile shopping district in Chicago, which the president likely was referring to. The Magnificent Mile spans 13 blocks in downtown Chicago and offers high-end shopping and fine dining,” wrote Kelly Corbett for Syracuse.com.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-demands-call-in-the-troops-to-protect-chicago-shopping-center-that-doesnt-exist/
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Trump Demands 'CALL IN THE TROOPS' to Protect Chicago Shopping Center That Doesn't Exist (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP
And his Tower snowybirdie 18 hrs ago #1
this is right up there with kelly ann conway's bowling green massacre. nt Javaman 17 hrs ago #2
All reporting of Dump's statements should start with "Another Stupid statement from the Potus...." mdbl 17 hrs ago #3
This news makes me happy. Paladin 17 hrs ago #4
Jeez, what a dummy he is. mwb970 17 hrs ago #5
Who pranked him? usonian 17 hrs ago #6
Trump Translated: Chicago's "Miracle Mile" Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #7
Pittsburgh's Miracle Mile was once a shopping paradise. Times change. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #8
I smell a shopping center name change in Chicago. Gulf of Miracle Mile. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #9
Shopping Malls everywhere are mostly empty and shutting down. mackdaddy 16 hrs ago #10

mdbl

(7,736 posts)
3. All reporting of Dump's statements should start with "Another Stupid statement from the Potus...."
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 07:45 AM
17 hrs ago

usonian

(22,371 posts)
6. Who pranked him?
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:00 AM
17 hrs ago

Next time, send troops to an arboretum. They might enjoy the scenery.

ANTIFA ARBORETUM.

Save it from commie caterpillars?
Make it safe for WASPS?
Swat team for mosquitos?
Asking for a friend.

Prairie Gates

(6,796 posts)
7. Trump Translated: Chicago's "Miracle Mile"
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:16 AM
16 hrs ago

New York's "Miracle Mile" is a stretch of Northern Boulevard in Nassau County (but fairly close to Northern Queens). Indeed, I think it was in George Santos' mixed Nassau-Queens district. Might be wrong about that, but it's close if not in. It is dotted with luxury stores because the area is fairly rich. It also used to have big department stores (I seem to recall a Filene's Basement and a Lord & Taylor back in the day)

Chicago's Magnificent Mile is a stretch of Michigan Avenue running from about Oak Street Beach on its north end to the bridges over the Chicago River at the south. It includes a number of landmarks, including the John Hancock Tower, the old Water Tower, and Water Tower Place, which is one of the several malls in the area. Michigan Avenue is also dotted with many luxury stores and the whole place is certainly a tourist standard for visits to Chicago.

In Trump's defense, it is fairly common for New Yorkers in Chicago to confuse the two expressions.

What Trump is referring to is the occasional "teen takeovers" on Michigan Avenue - this is when large numbers of teens, usually from the South Side (read: black) suddenly materialize in areas like River North, Millenium Park, or, yes, the Magnificent Mile. They are rowdy, traveling in large numbers (sometimes several hundred) and some of them are certainly intent on shoplifting and other crimes. Many are just there for the fun, it should be added. This is, of course, the nightmare scenario in Trump/MAGA mythology: the luxury "white area" suddenly beset by young black kids! So Trump wants to highlight the teen takeovers and wants Fox to show you images of them. Black Kids Run Riot in front of Ferragamo and Tiffany's, oh no!

The idea that these takeovers (which have largely subsided anyway) are a problem that require troop deployments is, of course, completely insane.

mackdaddy

(1,905 posts)
10. Shopping Malls everywhere are mostly empty and shutting down.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 09:02 AM
16 hrs ago

This is mostly because of first superstores and on line shopping over the last decade.

Even the teens don't hang out there any more.

Sending in the national guard won't help, unless maybe you armed them with credit cards to do some shopping.

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