On the recordOctober 4, 2025
I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump's acts of aggression against our people.
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Pritzker refuses to deploy the National Guard in response to federal orders.
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Sep 5, 2025
The state of Illinois is ready to stand against this military deployment with every peaceful tool we have.
Sep 3, 2025
I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal. ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it’s being done in the fake guise of fighting crime.
Oct 5, 2025
No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate. We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion.
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