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CNN Political Briefing: Illinois Gov to Trump: Don’t Send Troops to Chicago
CNN Politics
Sep 5, 2025

After federal forces rolled through Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Ilinois officials are taking President Trump’s threats to Chicago very seriously, none more so than Governor J.B. Pritzker. Eric Bradner is National Political Reporter for CNN and he’s here to discuss the political calculations behind Governor Pritzker's recent moves countering the president.

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