Pritzker says Trump officials “want to create the warzone’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Trump administration officials “want to create the warzone” in Chicago to send in more National Guard troops.

In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Pritzker condemned the nighttime raid in Chicago, saying it’s “emblematic” of what the Trump administration is trying to do.

“This raid at this building is emblematic of what ICE and CBP and the president the United States, [Homeland Security Secretary] Kristi Noem and [Border Patrol Commander-at-Large] Greg Bovino, are trying to do,” he said.

“They want mayhem on the ground. They want to create the war zone so that they can send in even more troops,” he continued.

Pritzker said the National Guard troops weren’t necessary until federal troops first arrived in Chicago.

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