The Illinois governor hit back at the president's threats of deploying National Guard troops to the city in a forceful speech.

Illinois Governor Pritzker told President Donald Trump, “do not come to Chicago,” after Trump left the door open to deploying the National Giard to other cities such as Chicago, telling reporters they were “ready to go anywhere” with “less than 24 hours’ notice.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and numerous other elected Democrats gathered near the banks of the Chicago River Monday and blasted the administration’s plans to send the military to Chicago,