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Tammy Duckworth: It would be an illegal order to declare war on major city, any city, within the United States by the president of the…

On the recordSeptember 7, 2025
It would be an illegal order to declare war on major city, any city, within the United States by the president of the United States.
Said by
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois
Source
cbsnews.com
Sep 7, 2025

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Duckworth asserts the illegality of Trump's threats against Chicago.

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