CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pushed back Monday on a threat by President Donald Trump to deploy federal troops in Chicago to fight crime, calling it “unconstitutional and unamerican,” and designed more for theater than public safety.

Illinois Gov. JB. Pritzker on Monday railed against President Donald Trump for suggesting he would deploy federal forces to Chicago, accusing the administration of “searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy,

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) warned President Trump against sending National Guard troops to Chicago, after the president suggested last week that the Democratic-run city could be his next target. “Earlier today in the Oval Office,