Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to the Windy City, calling mob violence against immigration officials a “flimsy pretext.”

Follow this closely, residents of crime-ridden blue cities everywhere. This isn’t just about Chicago. It’s about your city too.

For months Trump has vowed to “make our cities very, very safe.” The Illinois lawsuit claims that Trump is sending the Guard to Chicago to “fight crime,” not just protect federal buildings and personnel.

Horrors! What’s wrong with fighting crime?

The lawsuit claims “neither the Constitution nor any Act of Congress permits” the president to deploy the National Guard for “routine law enforcement, such as protest management or the

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