The Guard has not received mobilization orders, which means it will take a number of days to process and muster soldiers -- and train them for the mission, according to the official. The Illinois National Guard communicated to the Department of War that the situation in Illinois does not require the use of the military and, as a result, the Governor opposes the deployment of the National Guard under any status," a spokesperson for Illinois Gov. "They had followed them and gotten them cornered, pinned them down and then our agents, when getting out of their cars, they tried to run them over and had semiautomatic handguns on them to where our agents had to protect themselves and shots were fired and an individual ended up in the hospital that was attacking these officers," Noem said in a statement on Sunday.
Author: Chris Boccia
Published at: 2025-10-05 22:25:48
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