Governor JB Pritzker: Team cave vs. team fight
Governor JB Pritzker doesn't do team cave. He fought Trump's National Guard federalization in court and won — and he's telling other Democratic governors to stop hiding behind Zoom calls while troops roll into American cities. Paul Rieckhoff pushes him on open primaries, the socialist wing of his own party, national security credibility, and whether a billionaire governor from Illinois can actually reach the 45% of Americans who've walked away from both parties.
Trump is federalizing National Guard troops, threatening Chicago, New York, and LA with domestic deployments, and using the White House…
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→ Four things from today’s episodePritzker's reaction to Trump's personal attacks at the White. Pritzker's reaction to Trump's personal attacks at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and why he says he lives "rent-free" in Trump's head
The Illinois court win against Trump's National Guard federalization. and the Insurrection Act threat still looming over Chicago
The story Pritzker tells about calling other Democratic gove. The story Pritzker tells about calling other Democratic governors during the Minneapolis crackdown, and the governor who suggested a Zoom call instead
"Team cave vs. team fight". Pritzker's framing of the real divide inside the Democratic Party
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