Summary
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker expressed opposition to a plan by then-President Donald Trump to deploy federal forces to Chicago. Trump had already sent the National Guard to other cities and was considering similar action in Chicago, which Pritzker condemned as illegal.
Key Facts
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized a proposed plan by then-President Donald Trump to send federal forces to Chicago.
- Trump had previously deployed the National Guard to cities like Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
- The plan involved targeting Chicago and Baltimore, which are major Democratic cities.
- Pritzker described the potential deployment to Chicago as illegal.
- The dispute highlights a conflict over states' rights to manage their own affairs.
- The situation was part of broader political tensions over public safety.
