Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Trump Sending Troops Is All About His Authoritarian Need to Control the Midterms

‘We need to push back on the idea that troops can come to our cities’

Sep 23, 2025 4:30 PM

By Grabien Staff

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PRITZKER: "I do. I absolutely think that is what it’s about. And it’s about his authoritarian need to control. That whole endeavor is really about making sure that he can effectuate the rest of his agenda for the remaining two years of his four-year term."

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