(NewsNation) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticized the Trump administration for the use of National Guard troops in U.S. cities.
„Other presidents have used this power very sparingly and there’s a reason for that,“ Pritzker said.
The remarks came as tensions continue to heighten between Democratic-run cities and the Trump administration. Pritzker emphasized that there is no insurrection in Chicago and said anyone who says otherwise is not telling the truth.
„Illinois is not a place you can conquer,“ Pritzker said. „And its citizens are not your subjects.“
Pritzker accused President Donald Trump of attempting to get the country comfortable with military control of the streets and called it a „dangerous power grab“ that echoed authoritarian regimes throughout history.
Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and Memphis, where he has vowed to continue using troops to fight crime over the objections of local leaders.
Trump has also tried to use the National Guard in Chicago and Portland, but those directives have been slowed by court battles.
Pritzker noted that National Guard members have been pulled away from their families and jobs to be deployed.
A judge also ruled an earlier deployment to Los Angeles was in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the military from acting as domestic law enforcement.
Trump has floated sending troops to other cities, most recently San Francisco and Boston.
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