Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) has strongly condemned President Trump’s plan to deploy federal troops in Chicago. Labeling it an “illegal attempt to militarize Chicago,” he insists there is no emergency to justify such a move.

As protests surge across the nation, U.S. governors are divided along party lines over the deployment of military troops. California Governor Gavin Newsom condemns President Trump’s intervention in Los Angeles, calling it an “assault on democracy.”