Kevin Stitt Questions Greg Abbott's Troop Deployment to Illinois

GOP Governor Breaks Ranks on National Guard Deployment

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has broken ranks with fellow Republicans by publicly questioning Texas' decision to send National Guard troops to Illinois. "We believe in the federalist system—that's states' rights," Stitt said in an interview with the New York Times . "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois...

Oklahoma GOP Gov Stitt critical of Trump's National Guard deployment across state lines

Stitt says he's a federalist and points out that sued the Biden administration over COVID-19 mandates.

Okla. GOP Gov. Questions National Guard Move to Ill.

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt broke ranks with Texas and the Trump administration over the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Chicago, citing his commitment to federalism and “states' rights,” The New York Times reported Thursday.

GOP Governor Criticizes Trump’s Troop Deployment

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and ‘states rights,’” the New York Times reports. Said Stitt: “We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights… Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administratio…

Stitt disagrees with Texas National Guard deployment to Chicago

Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) denounced the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Illinois on Thursday, breaking with national GOP leadership and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). Stitt, the chairman of the nonpartisan National Governors Association, said the National Guard deployment violated his idea of federalism. His denouncement comes just days after Govs. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) each sent letters to Stitt, threatening to pull out o…

Kevin Stitt questions Greg Abbott's troop deployment to Illinois