“Mr. President, do not come.”

Dozens of state, city, community, and business leaders joined together on Monday to deliver a unified message to President Donald Trump : Stay out of Chicago.

On August 22, Trump suggested he would attempt to deploy troops from the Illinois National Guard to Chicago. A day later, the Washington Post reported that the Pentagon had been planning such an invasion for weeks—one that could see a few thousand National Guard and active-duty soldiers patrolling the city’s streets as soon as Labor Day weekend.

Illinois politicians and community leaders slammed the idea as a “political power grab” and warned of legal challenges and protests should Trump follow through on his threats. “Mr. President, do not come to Chicago,” said Governor J.B. Pritzker .

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