Roland Martin
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Illegal. Unconstitutional. Un-American: Pritzker Blasts Trump’s Chicago Takeover Plan
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20:13Now PlayingIllinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered a blistering takedown of Donald Trump’s attempt to use the National Guard in Chicago. Calling it “illegal, unconstitutional, and un-American,” Pritzker highlighted that crime is already down in Chicago and that there is no emergency or insurrection justifying such orders. Roland and his panel break down how Trump is trying to militarize a blue city for political theater, while cutting law enforcement funding and threatening Black communities.
🔥 Governor J.B. Pritzker calls Trump’s National Guard orders “illegal, unconstitutional, and un-American.”
🔥 Pritzker points to the facts: crime is down — murders down 32%, shootings down 37%, robberies down 34%.
🔥 Trump is defunding the police in Illinois while militarizing Chicago for a fake emergency.
🔥 Roland and guests break it down: this is authoritarianism, political theater, and a direct threat to Black America.
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