Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday likened President Donald Trump’s call for possible National Guard troops occupying Chicago to when the Nazi Party in Germany “tore down a constitutional republic” in the 1930s.

One day after after Pritzker said he wouldn’t rule out a presidential run in 2028, his remarks at a north suburban school district continued his war of words with Trump, who earlier in the day actually elevated Pritzker’s presidential aspirations by saying of Pritzker “maybe he has a chance” even as he insulted the Democratic governor.

Trump brought up Chicago — as well as the major Democratic cities New York and Los Angeles — as he announced he was mobilizing the District of Columbia National Guard to address crime in the nation’s capital, even though the crime rate in the city has f

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