Politicians Defiant as Troops Gather Outside Chicago

“Local and state politicians railed Tuesday against the Trump administration’s federalization of the National Guard in Illinois as hundreds of guardsmen gathered and protesters vowed to continue to challenge their presence,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, speaking in Minneapolis, suggested that President Trump’s actions are a precursor to trying to intimidate Democratic voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections.”

Said Pritzker: “He wants us all, in big cities, to get used to the idea that it’s OK to have military on the streets. You are going to see soldiers outside your polling place. That’s going to intimidate a lot of people. And especially it’s going to intimidate people who are not Republicans.”