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9/8/25: Chicago under militarization threat as authoritarianism grows
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump sent federal troops into Washington, D.C., but daily protests only grow stronger
-- Gavin Newsom teases 2028 while Wes Moore bows out of 2028, raising questions about Democratic strategy
-- Trump threatens to send troops to Chicago against the will of Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker
-- Illinois leaders, including JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, keep protests peaceful to deny Trump a pretext for military action
-- Trump briefly praises vaccines in a rare moment that contradicts his own Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr
-- Trump rambles…
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