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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasted President Donald Trump as a "wannabe dictator" Monday, accusing him of trying to "occupy" Chicago with National Guard troops after reports the White House is preparing a possible deployment as soon as September.

The Democrat railed against a Washington Post report detailing the potential move, warning that Trump was escalating rhetoric against Chicago and its leaders over crime.

"This is exactly the type of overreach that our country’s founders warned against," Pritzker said at a press conference in front of Trump Tower in downtown Chicago.

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"What President Trump is doing is unprecedented and un

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