It’s all coming down to the wire because just as troops were being sent to Chicago, Chicago and Illinois filed *** lawsuit challenging the deployment of the National Guard. Governor JB Pritzker said about 300 of the state’s guard troops were going to be deployed to Chicago along with 400 other troops from Texas. Illinois leaders went to court Monday to prevent President Trump. From sending troops. Now this came hours after *** federal judge blocked the guard’s deployment in Portland, Oregon. The White House is defending its decision to send troops to protect federal buildings, but those suing, as well as one of the judges, are indicating the facts on the ground do not support the president’s decision. Donald Trump is using our service members as political props. And as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation’s cities, we’re going to make Chicago really great again, and we’re going to stop this crime. Then we’re going to go to another one and we’re going to go city by city. We’re going to have safe cities. President Trump said yesterday that Memphis could potentially see the National Guard. *** court hearing for the Illinois lawsuit is scheduled for Thursday at the White House. I’m Rachel Herzheimer.
Illinois files a lawsuit blocking Trump’s National Guard deployment to Chicago
Illinois has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to prevent the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, citing concerns over militarization.
Illinois has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to stop the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, marking the latest state to oppose the president’s decision to send troops against state and local leaders’ wishes. Governor JB Pritzker said about 300 of the state’s Guard troops were set to be deployed to Chicago, along with 400 other troops from Texas. Illinois leaders went to court Monday to prevent the deployment, following a federal judge’s decision to block the Guard’s deployment in Portland, Oregon.The White House is defending its decision to send troops to protect federal buildings, but those suing, as well as one of the judges, are indicating the facts on the ground don’t support the president’s decision.”Donald Trump is using our service members as political props, and as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation’s cities,” Pritzker said.”We’re going to make Chicago really great again, and we’re going to stop this crime. Then we’re going to go do another one, and we’re going to go city by city. We’re going to have safe cities,” Trump said.Trump mentioned that Memphis could see National Guard troops soon. A court hearing on the Illinois lawsuit is scheduled for Thursday.Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
Illinois has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to stop the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, marking the latest state to oppose the president’s decision to send troops against state and local leaders’ wishes.
Governor JB Pritzker said about 300 of the state’s Guard troops were set to be deployed to Chicago, along with 400 other troops from Texas.
Illinois leaders went to court Monday to prevent the deployment, following a federal judge’s decision to block the Guard’s deployment in Portland, Oregon.
The White House is defending its decision to send troops to protect federal buildings, but those suing, as well as one of the judges, are indicating the facts on the ground don’t support the president’s decision.
“Donald Trump is using our service members as political props, and as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation’s cities,” Pritzker said.
“We’re going to make Chicago really great again, and we’re going to stop this crime. Then we’re going to go do another one, and we’re going to go city by city. We’re going to have safe cities,” Trump said.
Trump mentioned that Memphis could see National Guard troops soon.
A court hearing on the Illinois lawsuit is scheduled for Thursday.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau: