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Former Obama advisor David Axelrod warned Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker against playing 2028 presidential politics on Wednesday as the Democratic governor continues to push back against President Donald Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago.

"I have a lot of respect for J.B. Pritzker, but I think there is, I would be careful about playing ‘28 politics on this issue, because the right answer is, ’We’ll take all the help we can get as long as it’s appropriate help, as long as it’s stuff that will really help,'" Axelrod said during a discussion on CNN's "The Arena" on Wednesday.

The former Obama advisor said the National Guard is not trained or authorized to do that type of work. Trump announced Wednesday he

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