US EditionIllinois Officials Blast Trump's Threat to Deploy National Guard in Chicago
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump for threatening to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to address crime issues.
- Pritzker argued that Trump is attempting to create a crisis and accused him of using cities for an 'authoritarian power grab.'
- Pritzker stated that there is no current emergency justifying federal intervention in Illinois.
- Trump announced plans to mobilize troops across 19 states, suggesting Chicago could be next.
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JB Pritzker accuses Trump of trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ over plans to deploy National Guard in Chicago
"Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he is causing working families."
US President Donald Trump has no authority to conduct troops in the city of Chicago, the Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, and the leader of the democratic minority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, according to CNN and...
Ex-Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel questions potential deployment of National Guard to Windy City
Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel said that President Trump could help the Windy City if he sent National Guard troops into high-crime areas, but added that the Republican commander-in-chief is not really interested in combating crime.
Chicago mayor slams Trump’s plan to deploy Illinois National Guard as a ‘Flagrant violation of our Constitution’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slammed President Donald Trump’s “threat” to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, as the Trump administration seeks to expand its initiative to make major American cities safe.
US President Donald Trump's announcement that he will send the National Guard to Chicago and New York, as well as to Washington, is an abuse of power, says Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker.
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