Democratic Govs. JB Pritzker (Ill.) and Gavin Newsom (Calif.) are threatening to leave the National Governors Association unless the group agrees to condemn President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to their respective states.

“This is precisely the federal and interstate overreach we warned against — gubernatorial authority being trampled, state sovereignty being ignored, and the constitutional balance between states being attacked,” Pritzker wrote in a letter addressed to NGA Chair Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.).

He continued later, “The credibility of the National Governors Association — and our integrity as state executives—rests on our willingness to apply our principles consistently, regardless of which administration attacks them. Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization."

"I remain hopeful that principled leadership will prevail over political calculation and we can chart a path forward together," the Illinois governor........

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