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Pritzker aides agreed Democrats have a chance to emphasize public safety policy choices.
Trump has long singled out Chicago, making it a recurring theme on the campaign trail in both 2016 and 2024.
Executive order did not specify what funding would be withheld.
State asked for deadline extension to research legal basis of the demand.
Duckworth: “Cadet Bone Spurs” dodged the draft five times.
“I think Chicago will be our next,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday, adding, “And then we’ll help with New York.”
“When we’re ready, we’ll go in and straighten out Chicago, just like we did D.C.,” Trump said in the Oval Office.
DOJ blocking distribution of funds to ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
President Donald Trump has deployed the first of 800 National Guard members to Washington, D.C. But, the Republican president is setting his sights on other cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and Oakland, California.
Elections board offered partially redacted data; federal officials insist on complete database