Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) issued a stark warning to those who are aiding President Donald Trump in the weaponization of the U.S. government against his perceived foes and states that didn't support him in the 2024 election.
Speaking at a news conference about Trump's threat to send federal agents and National Guard soldiers into Chicago, Pritzker cautioned that while Republicans may be in charge today, they won't be forever. He warned that they will face accountability if they help Trump break the law.
"We have survived darker periods than the one that we're going through right now, and eventually the pendulum will swing back," he promised. "Maybe even next year. Donald Trump has already shown himself to have little regard for the many acolytes that he has encouraged to commit crimes on his behalf. You can delay justice for a time, but history shows you cannot prevent it from finding you eventually. If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me, not time or political circumstance, from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
He recalled the quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., saying that the "moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
However, Pritzker said, "humbly, I would add, it doesn't bend on its own. History tells us we often have to apply what's needed to make sure that the arc gets where it needs to go. This is one of those times."
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