Former President Barack Obama’s chief campaign strategist David Axelrod appeared on CNN’s “The Arena” Wednesday and advised Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that his message to President Donald Trump should be to take all the “appropriate help.”

Since Trump’s suggestion on Aug. 22 that he would consider sending the National Guard to crack down on Chicago’s crime, Pritzker and Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson have repeatedly pushed back against the aid that Trump is offering. While discussing Pritzker’s “political performance” from Tuesday, CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked Axelrod for his reaction and mentioned how the Democrat governor’s response to Trump appears to set up his potential presidential campaign for 2028.

“Yeah, and look, I have a lot of respect for JB Pritzker, but I think th

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