As Trump Calls 700 National Guard Members To Illinois, Judge Blocks Deployments In Oregon

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump has called for the deployment of 700 federal troops to Illinois, including 400 guardsmen from Texas.

Late Sunday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that Trump had ordered 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon and other locations. The announcement came a day after Trump called to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard for deployment.

“No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate,” Pritzker said in a statement. “We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.”