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 military within our own borders.
Pritzker emphasizes the priority of Illinois safety amid federal military deployment plans.
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