US EditionFAQ: Your Questions About the Possible Deployment of the National Guard to Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker challenged President Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops without authorization, citing legal rulings that deem such actions illegal and emphasizing state sovereignty.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker opposed President Donald Trump's proposal to deploy National Guard forces to Chicago in response to the city's escalating violence.
- Trump's proposal followed his labeling of Chicago as the 'MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD' and threats to deploy troops under a constitutional exception.
- Legal experts and courts challenged Trump's actions, ruling his prior deployment of troops to Los Angeles illegal and noting federal troops lack authority for ordinary law enforcement.
- Pritzker questioned when it became acceptable for a U.S. president to publicly demand that a state reach out to him and plead for assistance.
- The controversy sparked legal battles and political pushback, highlighting tensions over federal intervention and the protection of state sovereignty.
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This is the simplest way to punch back at Trump's gaslighting
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker isn’t pulling any punches. On Tuesday, he gave a speech calling out Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s fascist cosplay, their lies and distortions, and predicting federal troops will soon be on the streets of Chicago.Pritzker came right out and said Trump is doing all this for his own wealth and power:“None of this is about fighting crime or making Chicago safer. None of it. For Trump, it's about testing his power an…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Says 'Real Reason' Trump Wants to Send the National Guard to Chicago is to Interfere With Elections
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently appeared on MSNBC with Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary for Joe Biden and pushed conspiracy theories about President Trump with zero pushback from the host.
JB Pritzker: Trump Will Attempt to 'Take Control of the Ballot Boxes'
Friday on MSNBC's "The Briefing," Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said President Donald Trump was using the National Guard to cause chaos, declare an emergency and "take control of the ballot boxes." The post JB Pritzker: Trump Will Attempt to ‘Take Control of the Ballot Boxes’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Pritzker: Will go to court ‘immediately’ if Trump deploys National Guard – Center Square
Gov. JB Pritzker suggested that the Trump administration had a “nefarious plan” to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cause mayhem and then claim the need for military troops to protect ICE. “We’re going to do everything we can again to alleviate the challenge on the people of Chicago if in fact the president is trying to bring troops into Chicago, military troops,” Pritzker said.
FAQ: Your questions about the possible deployment of the National Guard to Chicago
WBEZ and The Chicago Sun Times sent out a survey to our members asking for their thoughts and questions about President Donald Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to Chicago — despite a significant drop in crime.“Now, we’re going to do it anyway. We have the right to do it,” Trump said Tuesday. The president’s comments have been met with stiff opposition from Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Democratic lawmakers. On Wedne…
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