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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 3, 2025

Unidentifiable agents in unmarked vehicles with masks are planning to raid Latino communities and say they’re targeting violent criminals.

msnbc.com
Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Sep 3, 2025

When armed troops are sent into American communities to suppress protests, to target civil society leaders, or to facilitate the disappearance of our neighbors, it is not just a local issue.

commondreams.org
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

No, I will not call the president asking him to send troops to Chicago.

cbsnews.com
Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

Members of Congress should serve the public, not pad their stock portfolios.

nbcnews.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops.

cbsnews.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

One violent crime is too many, and we have more work to do.

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

What they're saying they're trying to do is fight crime, but, actually, they're just trying to scare people.

cbsnews.com
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

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

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

cbsnews.com
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.

cbsnews.com
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.

cbsnews.com
Brandon Johnson
@brandonjohnson· Democratic · IL· Aug 31, 2025

We do not want grandmothers thrown into the back of unmarked vans.

nbcnews.com
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.

nbcnews.com
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.

cbsnews.com