JB Pritzker says Trump is ‘not in good shape’ as president weighs sending troops into Chicago against local wishes

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to ‘manufacture a crisis’ to abuse power.

The Illinois governor hit back at the president's threats of deploying National Guard troops to the city in a forceful speech.

The state leader and the president's verbal sparring has escalated amid Trump's threat to send troops to Chicago.

In speech, Pritzker says Trump won't improve Chicago's safety by sending in National Guard. Instead, he says the president is 'defunding the police.'

JB Pritzker says Trump is ‘not in good shape’ as president weighs sending troops into Chicago against local wishes