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…