Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Threatens ‘Response’ If Trump Sends National Guard to Crime-Ridden ChicagoAmy Furr 28 Aug 2025
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) is threatening President Donald Trump over possibly sending the National Guard to Chicago as crime grips the city.
In a social media post on Wednesday, Pritzker claimed officials would not stand down if the president decides to make the move.
“Unlike Donald Trump, we keep our promises. We will not stand idly by if he decides to send the National Guard to intimidate Chicagoans. Action will be met with a response,” he wrote:
https://twitter.com/JBPritzker/status/1960854980166037517His comments come after Trump said on Friday his administration was considering fighting crime in Chicago since the federal government began combatting crime in Washington, DC with such positive results, Breitbart News reported.
The president explained how he was planning on taking public safety efforts to places including Chicago. Trump said the city was a “mess” and had an incompetent mayor.
“We’ll straighten that one out, probably next. That’ll be our next one after this, and it won’t even be tough. And the people in Chicago, Mr. Vice President, are screaming for us to come. They’re wearing red hats just like this one,” he stated:
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