Posted on 10/09/2025 11:16:52 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Illinois governor, a potential presidential candidate, is fighting the presence of National Guard troops and the activities of ICE agents in Chicago.
When President Trump ordered the National Guard to Chicago last week, Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois became the latest Democrat to bear the brunt of managing an aggressive federal government.
He has concluded it must be combated with a national campaign.
Aside from instructing his attorney general to file a lawsuit to block troops from other states coming to Illinois, Mr. Pritzker has few formal options to resist what he described this week as an “unconstitutional invasion of Illinois by the federal government.”
Instead, he is using his city to issue a call to action for the nation, positioning Chicago as a harbinger of the threat that he believes Mr. Trump poses and himself as a chief antagonist to a president who has already threatened to jail him.
At a time when Democrats are searching for leadership, Mr. Pritzker is trying to seize the moment to demonstrate it — to fuel opposition to Mr. Trump across the nation, and, perhaps, his future presidential ambitions.
“This is exactly the moment for people to stand up. And do I see enough people doing it? No, I don’t,” Mr. Pritzker said at a forum in Minnesota on Tuesday, as national guardsmen from Texas awaited deployment in Chicago. “It shouldn’t be that there are Democrats that are afraid, because you know what? We’re the targets. We need to be strong, we need to fight back.”
Eight months into the second Trump administration, various Democratic playbooks are emerging on how to handle unwanted federal troops and agents who descend on America’s blue cities.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California acted with righteous anger, filing lawsuits and appearing on as many media platforms as would...
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Governor JB “Thin Mint” Creosote...
“Eff you” to 150,000,000 voters is not a strategy. It’s a demise.
If we can’t kick Chicago out of the USA, at least do not send them a single red cent of federal support.
Can he stand up?...without help, I mean?
Dems fighting for more crime. Doesn’t seem like a winning issue.
Hey. New York Times. President Trump is the President
Yes, very tone deaf.
The old 80-20 stand against common sense.
So says the multi-billionaire.
People keep forgetting Trump is not just a businessman but a showman.
He’s showing crime can be brought under control if the will is there.
Democrats don’t even realize they’re in the show as enablers of criminality.
Governor Creosote opens his thin mint hole.
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Well done, Mr. President.
I’m surprised he can stand up.
Arrest Pritzker now!
He means Democrats who secretly (or not so secretly) know Trump is right.
Poor bastard he is unhappy.
I can’t believe he had the energy and stamina to go out and find any.
“Arrest Pritzker now!”
And bring a front end loader to get him into the truck.
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