Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Saturday said the Trump administration will federalize the state’s National Guard to aid in law enforcement efforts in Chicago and elsewhere in The Prairie State.

“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: 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 wrote in a statement on the social platform X.

“In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard,” he added.

The move comes after Pritzker on Monday said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials requested the presence of

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