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Military troops arrived at an Elwood training center after weeks of threats from President Donald Trump's administration, over the objections of local leaders.
In a scathing critique of President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based on fixations that stem in part from his being mentally impaired.
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The remarks came as Illinois filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the deployment of National Guard troops to the city.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday blasted President Donald Trump's "unlawful and unwarranted" plans to deploy hundreds of troops to Chicago.
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) gathered state and local leaders from Illinois to stand against the Trump administration’s move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, calling on federal officers to stay “the hell out of Chicago.
At the outset, Pritzker said he will use every tool he can to fight against President Trump’s order sending National Guard troops to Illinois from Texas and also by federalizing his own Illinois Guard units.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joins CNN’s Jake Tapper to respond to the Trump administration’s move to deploy National Guard troops to his state.
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) is holding a press conference at 3 p.m. on Monday as President Donald Trump plans to deploy hundreds of members of the National Guard to Illinois. ILLINOIS SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER SENDING NATIONAL GUARD TO CHICAGO Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration to block the move.
After President Trump suggested Chicago should be used as "training grounds for our military," Gov Pritzker said the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove the president from office, saying "there is something genuinely wrong with this man.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker talks with Rachel Maddow about his threat to leave the National Governors Association if the group won't speak out against Donald Trump's use of the National Guard against U.