US EditionIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker warns Trump ‘Do not come to Chicago’ with military troops
- On Monday, President Trump announced his intention to send National Guard forces to Chicago in an effort to combat crime, characterizing the city as a "killing field."
- This announcement followed Trump's earlier deployments in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles amid mounting legal questions and strong local opposition.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson denounced the proposal, emphasizing no emergency exists and warning the president he is neither wanted nor needed in Chicago.
- Legal experts said Trump faces significant challenges sending troops without state consent, with Northwestern's Paul Gowder calling it 'uncharted territory' and an 'authoritarian power grab.'
- The dispute highlights constitutional limits on federal troop deployments and suggests possible legal battles as Illinois prepares to resist militarization efforts.
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J.B. Pritzker anticipates that he “will not stand by” if Donald Trump deploys the National Guard in Chicago
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WASHINGTON — JB Pritzker took a water taxi along the Chicago Riverwalk, past one of Donald Trump’s famous downtown towers. The gleaming and heavily trafficked tourist district was a deliberate backdrop on the day the Illinois governor directed a defiant…
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