As several Democratic governors sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker refused to deploy troops, drawing praise from a group of former senior military leaders.
Nineteen retired defense officials and high-ranking military officers commended Pritzker for keeping the Illinois National Guard out of the nation’s capital, where Guard troops have maintained a visible presence for more than a year.
“According to public reports, the governors of Michigan, Minnesota, and North Carolina have collectively…