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Trump demands Illinois leaders jailed

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President Donald Trump said Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed, accusing them of failing to protect ICE agents as Texas National Guard troops arrived.

Reposted by: Will Jennings

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bradheath.bsky.social
58% of Americans - including half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to police American cities, a @reuters.com poll found.

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Trump Takes Aim at Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor
In an early morning Truth Social post, the president said Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago should be jailed for failing to protect ICE officers.

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Trump Takes Aim at Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor
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katestarbird.bsky.social
The comments on this post are … something. The lack of empathy, political imagination, and strategic thinking is troubling. C’mon folks. Ben points out a vulnerability and lever (the NG troops who could become allies against these deployments) and the replies are like, “Nope. Eff that. Eff them.”
raders.bsky.social
Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

Reposted by: Henry Jones

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oeishik.bsky.social
Warning: Donald is about to levy war against Illinois. In a normal world, he would be impeached, convicted, removed from office & then prosecuted. youtu.be/2lIbuWsD_Cg
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich

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mjallen176.bsky.social
But do you remember that time Obama wore a brown suit?
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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riegerreport.bsky.social
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Reposted by: Patrick Dunleavy

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Reposted by: Dean Baker

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Reposted by: Henry Jones

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thetnholler.bsky.social
Must-read on Trump’s lawless Chicago invasion: “The president instructed federal agents to use extralegal violence against immigrants & citizens, pitting armed soldiers from 1 state against citizens of another… rubicons can’t be uncrossed.” www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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