"Since returning to office in January, Trump has used crime and illegal immigration as a pretext to expand federal agents and national guard troops into cities led by Democrats, often with big African American populations. The president deployed in Los Angeles in June and Washington DC in August despite the objections of local officials and official figures showing that crime is falling."
"questioned the president's mental health and accused him of behaving like an autocrat. It appears that Donald Trump not only has dementia set in but he's copying tactics of Vladimir Putin, Pritzker said. Sending troops into cities, thinking that that's some sort of proving ground for war, or that indeed there's some sort of internal war going on in the United States is just, frankly, inane and I'm concerned for his health."
"Last month I signed an executive order to provide training for quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of co"
JB Pritzker compared Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin and questioned Trump's mental fitness, calling his actions autocratic and inane. Trump urged military leaders to treat US cities as training grounds and highlighted an executive order to train quick reaction forces to quell civil disturbances. Since January, Trump expanded federal agents and National Guard deployments into Democratic-led cities, citing crime and illegal immigration. Deployments occurred in Los Angeles and Washington DC, with plans announced for Portland and operations under way in Memphis. Local officials and states have objected and pursued legal challenges, arguing the president has overstepped legal authority.
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