Governor Pritzker Continues to Fight President Trump

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker continues to fight back against Trump, ICE, and the National Guard deployment in Chicago and Illinois. Pritzker spoke with MSNBC Senior Political and National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff in Chicago, where he responded to the president's call for him to be jailed, saying Trump is "breaching the Constitution."

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism? pic.twitter.com/TieJ2irYv5

— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) October 8, 2025