JB Pritzker: “They had to stay on a federal base until it was determined…”

“What do you think you all succeeded in resisting? Well, he federalized our National Guard, but was not allowed to deploy them in our streets. They were never deployed in the city of Chicago. They had to stay on a federal base until it was determined by the court that indeed, including the Supreme Court, that indeed, he doesn't have the ability to send his, you know, federalized National Guard or my National Guard into our streets. I wonder if the implication here is somewhat that blue states have been too timid in pushing back against Trump. It seems like implied.” (03:07–03:23)

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