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BumRushDaShow

(161,140 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:22 PM 18 hrs ago

Pritzker rejects Trump ultimatum, condemns federalization of Illinois National Guard amid Chicago protests

Source: WTVO-TV, WQRF-TV/Rockford, IL

Posted: Oct 4, 2025 / 12:56 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 4, 2025 / 12:57 PM CDT

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker says 300 members of the Illinois National Guard will be sent to Chicago on Saturday, after he rejected an ultimatum from the Trump Administration to deploy the troops to protect federal agents in Chicago. According to a statement issued Saturday by the Governor’s Office, the Department of War gave Pritzker an ultimatum this morning to “call up your troops, or we will.”

“It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will,” Pritzker said. “In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance — not a serious effort the protect public safety. For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control,” the governor continued.

“This demand follows unprecedented escalations of aggression against Illinois citizens and residents. Yesterday, Kristi Noem’s and Greg Bovino’s masked agents threw chemical agents near an elementary school, arrested elected officials exercising their First Amendment rights, and raided a Wal-Mart. None of it was in pursuit of justice, but all of it was in pursuit of social media videos,” Pritzker continued.

“I want to be clear: there is no need for military troops on the ground in the State of Illinois. State, county, and local law enforcement have been working together and coordinating to ensure public safety around the Broadview ICE facility, and to protect people’s ability to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights. I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump’s acts of aggression against our people,” he concluded.

Read more: https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-rejects-trump-ultimatum-condemns-federalization-of-illinois-national-guard-amid-chicago-protests/

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Pritzker rejects Trump ultimatum, condemns federalization of Illinois National Guard amid Chicago protests (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

GO TO COURT ASAP! Chasstev365 18 hrs ago #1

Noem is setting up snipers on top of buildings Bayard 16 hrs ago #2

"Department of War" - this Nexstar station has decided which side it serves muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #3

So that explains it. That wording outside of quotes means it's an editorial decision. PSPS 14 hrs ago #4

Question: if f45's invasion of US cities and attacks on its citizens were to be interpreted as an act of war f45 would in2herbs 13 hrs ago #5

Pritzker should call up the State Police... AntiFascist 11 hrs ago #6

Chasstev365

(6,381 posts)

1. GO TO COURT ASAP!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:35 PM

18 hrs ago

Bayard

(27,233 posts)

2. Noem is setting up snipers on top of buildings

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 04:43 PM

16 hrs ago

I haven't seen any comments from Pritzker on that yet.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,912 posts)

3. "Department of War" - this Nexstar station has decided which side it serves

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 05:10 PM

16 hrs ago

and it ain't the public.

PSPS

(14,992 posts)

4. So that explains it. That wording outside of quotes means it's an editorial decision.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 07:31 PM

14 hrs ago

Both Nexstar and Sinclair represent what happens when ownership limits are overridden or ignored.

in2herbs

(3,948 posts)

5. Question: if f45's invasion of US cities and attacks on its citizens were to be interpreted as an act of war f45 would

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 07:53 PM

13 hrs ago

be required to address Congress within 2 days (I believe) and ask Congressional approval to continue. After that f45 would only have sixty (I believe) days to attack citizens. At Quantico he declared war on US citizens.

This might seem like a trite maneuver but it will flush f45 out of hiding and expose the one's who are ordering these invasions (Miller, Voought, etc.).

Soon we will be in campaign season again meaning we will likely be seeing a kink in the wall by those who have been supporting the regime. The Rs will have trouble getting campaign money except from the oldigarchs and the town halls will be worse for them than they have been. January 2026 will be different--even if f45 is still alive.

Why isn't this section of the Constitution about when a president makes declaration of war being used against f45?

AntiFascist

(13,654 posts)

6. Pritzker should call up the State Police...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:34 PM

11 hrs ago

to protect its citizens and residents from an illegal Federal invasion. Cite the 2nd Amendment!

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