Political analysts think Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, could use President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Chicago as an opportunity to raise his national profile ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run, the Washington Examiner reported.
“If Pritzker’s politically smart, he will use any sending of National Guard into Chicago to his advantage, pushing back, and using the media that [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom has,” Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center, told the Examiner.
“It’s not clear how well he will do because we haven’t seen him perform in that way,” he said.
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