Pritzker, Newsom threaten to quit National Governors Association over Trump troop deployments

Bipartisan US governors' group divided over Trump's deployment of troops to states

The Democratic governors of California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association because of its silence on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops across state lines despite objections from the receiving states’ leaders. “If we cannot come together, on a bipartisan basis, on this basic principle of state sovereignty, what purpose does the National Governors Association serve?” California Gov. G…

Bipartisan governors group faces division over deployment

The Democratic governors of California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association because of its silence on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops across state lines despite objections from the receiving states’ leaders.

Pritzker, Newsom threaten to quit National Governors Association over Trump troop deployments – The Hill

“This is precisely the federal and interstate overreach we warned against — gubernatorial authority being trampled, state sovereignty being ignored, and the constitutional balance between states being attacked,” Gov. JB Pritzker wrote in a letter addressed to NGA Chair Kevin Stitt, of Oklahoma.

Blue-State Governors Threaten to Quit Bipartisan Group Over Trump Deployment Response

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker threatened to withdraw their states from the National Governors Association if it does not condemn the Trump administration’s National Guard deployments.In two separate letters sent on Monday, Pritzker and Newsom condemned the historically bipartisan organization for not publicly issuing a statement in opposition to the mobilization of troops to carry out domestic law enforcement duties.…

Bipartisan U.S. governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states

The Democratic governors of California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association because of its silence on President Donald...

Newsom Calls On All Governors To Oppose Trumps Deployment Of Troops

Governor Newsom is urging governors from both parties to oppose President Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to states without consent. He calls it a threat to state rights and warned that California might leave the National Governors Association if the group remains silent. Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois is also threatening to leave the association. President Trump has deployed troops to cities like Chicago and Portland, prompting…