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WATCH: Trump calls Pritzker ’nothing’ in public safety push; U.S. Rep. Mary Miller live
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop airs the latest comments about public safety from President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and others as Trump continues to say Chicago is next on his agenda to clean up crime and illegal immigration.
Bishop also talks live with Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, about parental rights, political civility and withholding federal tax funds from Illinois to seek policy changes at the state level.
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