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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

I can tell you this. I built a Holocaust museum. I know what the history was of a constitutional republic being overturned after an election in 53 days.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Aug 31, 2025

Michigan families and businesses deserve the support they need to recover from these storms.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Aug 31, 2025

I’ll keep fighting like hell to deliver relief for our residents, local governments and utility providers.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

Donald Trump is trying to take that money away. And he isn't listening to the business community here.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

We don't want troops on the streets of American cities. That's un-American.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

This one doesn't seem to. He hasn't read any books. He doesn't seem to understand the Constitution or the laws.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

Donald Trump is now doing the same thing. He's taking away federal funding for those programs which are so important to us.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

It's anti-American. It's un-American. And I would tell her to maybe check herself for, what does she really believe?

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

Well, they should understand that he has other aims other than fighting crime.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

This is dangerous. They shouldn't be doing it. It's anti-American. It's un-American.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

National Guard troops, any kind of troops on the streets of an American city don't belong, unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

We hope that they don't send any troops along with ICE. And, if they do, they'll be in court pretty quickly, because that is illegal.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

It's clear that, in secret, they're planning this – well, it's an invasion with U.S. troops if they in fact do that.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

We don’t want troops on the streets of American cities. That’s un-American. Frankly, the president of the United States ought to know better.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 31, 2025

The National Guard is completely performative. The National Guard is not even trained for it.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 30, 2025

Wake up, we’re losing this country in real time.

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