Watch: Gov. Pritzker says National Guard OK when it was his idea, not Trump’s

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t want President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to cut down on Chicago crime – even after nearly 60 people were shot and eight killed over the weekend – but he was fine deploying it for last year’s Democratic National Convention.

“The Democratic National Convention last year even required a limited deployment of the Illinois National Guard for broad security purposes, including especially preventing terrorism,” Pritzker, a Democrat, said Tuesday.

The governor’s stance drew criticism on social media.

“JB Pritzker will deploy the Guard to protect the political elites in Chicago for the DNC, but he won’t extend the same courtesy to the average people of Chicago just trying to live their lives,” radio program Chicago’s Morning Answer posted on X.

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