(TNS) The deployment of the Texas National Guard to Chicago at the order of President Donald Trump this week is dividing state governors and sowing discord within the National Governors Association, a longstanding group committed to bipartisanship.

As reported by The New York Times, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, both Democratic governors floated as potential 2028 presidential candidates, have threatened to leave the group, which is more than 100 years old and exists to foster collaboration between states.

On Thursday, Oct. 9, Gov. Andy Beshear weighed in, criticizing the national organization for a lack of action, but stopping short of saying he’ll leave its ranks.

“I am incredibly disappointed in the National Governors Association,” Beshear said. “In the p

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