Illinois Democrats slam Trump’s ‘illegal’ plans to send national guard to Chicago

Published on August 25, 2025 at 02:37 PM
Illinois Democrats slam Trump’s ‘illegal’ plans to send national guard to Chicago

Pentagon sources have told news outlets of plans to send troops to the city, but no final decision has been announced

Democratic leaders across Illinois and Congress are condemning Donald Trump’s reported plans to send national guard troops to Chicago, denouncing what they call an unprecedented abuse of presidential power.

The Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, is set to hold a news conference alongside the state’s attorney general, Kwame Raoul, later on Monday to formally oppose any federal troop deployment in the city.

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