Pritzker says 'action will be met with a response' after Trump threatens to send National Guard to Chicago
Illinois' Democratic Gov JB Pritzker reported the state will not stand idly by if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to respond to crime in the Windy City Unlike Donald Trump we keep our promises the governor wrote Wednesday on X We will not stand idly by if he decides to send the National Guard to intimidate Chicagoans Action will be met with a response he continued Pritzker's comments are just the latest in his up-to-date feud with Trump as the federal cabinet weighs whether to send troops to Chicago TRUMP SAYS 'INCOMPETENT' ILLINOIS GOVERNOR 'NO BETTER' CHICAGO MAYOR SHOULD CALL HIM FOR HELP WITH CRIMELast week the governor declared there is no crime urgency in Chicago and Trump is attempting to manufacture a situation politicize Americans who serve in uniform and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he is causing working families The safety of the people of Illinois is inevitably my top priority Pritzker mentioned on Saturday There is no crisis that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard deploying the National Guard from other states or sending current duty military within our own borders We will continue to follow the law stand up for the sovereignty of our state and protect the people of Illinois On Monday Pritzker noted the feasible federal deployment is unconstitutional and un-American Donald Trump wants to use the military to occupy a U S city punish its dissidents and sum political points he commented If this were happening in any other country we would have no trouble calling it what it is a dangerous power grab Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also a Democrat has cited input showing that violent crime has declined in the last year including homicides and robberies dipping by more than and shootings dropping by nearly Although crime is still up compared to according to statistics posted by Chicago police GOV PRITZKER SAYS TRUMP TRYING TO 'MANUFACTURE A CRISIS' AS ADMIN PLANS NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO CHICAGO The trouble with the President's approach is that it is uncoordinated uncalled for and unsound Johnson commented on Friday Unlawfully deploying the National Guard to Chicago has the foreseen to inflame tensions between residents and law enforcement when we know that trust between police and residents is foundational to building safer communities When we fight back against tyranny the people united will invariably prevail the mayor later disclosed Other Illinois leaders have also made criticisms of the promising move to send troops to Chicago Trump responded to Pritzker and Johnson on Tuesday writing in a social media post that the governor is incompetent and the mayor is no better A really DEADLY weekend in Chicago Trump wrote on Truth Social DEAD HURT IN CRIME SPREES ALLOVER THE CITY Panic stricken Governor Pritzker says that crime is under control when in fact it is just the opposite He is an incompetent Governor who should call me for HELP Mayor Johnson is no better Make Chicago Great Again CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThis comes after Trump's move to boost the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington D C in an attempt to reduce crime Hundreds of federal agents and National Guard troops have been deployed to the streets of D C as part of the federal takeover of the district
