2025-08-27
14 分钟The governor of Illinois pushes back on Trump's plan to bring federal troops to Chicago.
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It's Tuesday, August 26th.
I'm Alex Zosola for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM.
edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
President Trump has long painted many of the country's biggest cities as hellscapes of lawlessness and blamed the Democrats who run them.
His latest target appears to be Chicago.
Yesterday, the president threatened to send the National Guard to the nation's third largest city.
Illinois Democratic Governor J.B.
Pritzker pushed back against the plan.
Speaking yesterday at a press conference with the Chicago River as a backdrop,
Pritzker called the move unconstitutional and un-American.
The state of Illinois is ready to stand against this military deployment with every peaceful tool we have.
We will see the Trump administration in court.
We will use every lever at our disposal to protect the people of Illinois and their rights.