J.B. Pritzker: “Texas House Democrats are leading the way in choosing courage and country over politics and party.”

I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

This is part of the militarization of our American cities that Donald Trump is engaging in.

History will judge us by where we choose to stand right now, today. Future generations will ask: ‘What did we do when fellow human beings faced persecution? When our rights were being abridged? When our Constitution was under attack?’

If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.