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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 27, 2025

If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 27, 2025

This is not about fighting crime. This is about Donald Trump searching for any justification to deploy the military in a blue city.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 26, 2025

Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 26, 2025

President Trump is not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator, to terrorize American citizens any longer.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Aug 26, 2025

Well, they certainly have room for it there.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 26, 2025

We don’t have cashless bail in. New York.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 26, 2025

The president is wrong. He’s flat out wrong.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 26, 2025

New York is in a 'much much better direction than the trajectory we had been on'

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 26, 2025

Just goes to show the power of working together

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 26, 2025

Neighborhoods that I visited during the height of this crisis, to hear from them on whether they feel the effects, and the answer is a resounding ‘yes,'

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 26, 2025

If this were happening in any other country, we would have no trouble calling it what it is — a dangerous power grab.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 26, 2025

Donald Trump wants to use the military to occupy a U.S. city, punish his dissidents and score political points.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 26, 2025

You're not allowed to issue a CDL to somebody who is not in this country legally. You're not allowed to issue a CDL to somebody who is not capable of understanding traffic signs.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority. There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the @IL_Natl_Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty…

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 25, 2025

President Trump is not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator to terrorize American citizens any longer.

nypost.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

There is no emergency that warrants the president of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

Donald Trump wants to use the military to occupy a U.S. city, punish his dissidents and score political points.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

There is no emergency in Chicago that calls for armed military intervention.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

We have made no requests for federal intervention. None. We found out what Trump was planning the same way all of you did.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

What Trump is doing is unprecedented and unwarranted. It is illegal. It is unconstitutional. It is un-American.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 25, 2025

This is exactly the type of overreach that our country’s founders warned against.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Aug 25, 2025

How can you be a mayor of New York who’s anti-business? I do not get it.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Aug 25, 2025

I’m not a socialist. I’m not against business. I’m not against corporations.

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