Texas National Guard deployed to Chicago amid Trump crackdown and protests
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Amid escalating tensions and clashes between federal law enforcement and protesters in Chicago, President Trump called up 300 National Guard members in Illinois after the state's governor, JB Pritzker, was given an ultimatum by the War Department to mobilize troops or face federal intervention.
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