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Illinois Officials Slam Trump’s National Guard Threat for Chicago

Illinois Officials Slam Trump’s National Guard Threat for Chicago

Illinois Officials Slam Trump’s National Guard Threat for Chicago Chicago and Illinois leaders are vehemently opposing a recent suggestion by former President Trump to deploy National Guard troops to the city to combat crime. The proposal, made late last week, has ignited a political firestorm, with Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker leading the charge against federal intervention. Mayor Johnson, a Democrat, issued a statement on Friday calling Trump’s approach “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” warning that an “unlawfully…

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Illinois Leaders Condemn Trump’s Proposed Federal Troop Deployment to Chicago Amidst Washington Post Report

Illinois Leaders Condemn Trump’s Proposed Federal Troop Deployment to Chicago Amidst Washington Post Report

Illinois Leaders Condemn Trump’s Proposed Federal Troop Deployment to Chicago Amidst Washington Post Report Illinois leaders, including Governor JB Pritzker and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, have strongly condemned a report from The Washington Post indicating that then-President Donald Trump was preparing to deploy federal troops to Chicago. The report, which emerged on a Saturday, suggested the Pentagon had been planning a military deployment for weeks, potentially involving thousands of National Guard members as soon as the following month. Lt. Governor…

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