Deadline: White House

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Episode Summary

Nicolle Wallace reacts to Trump ratcheting up his rhetoric, effectively threatening to seize the city of Chicago as Illinois elected officials - including Governor JB Pritzker - fight back.

Episode Notes

September 2nd, 2025, 4pm: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker hits back at Donald Trump’s threats to deploy federal troops to Chicago. Nicolle Wallace reacts alongside her panel as Democrats take a new tact of offense on Trump’s bogus crime statistics – and Anne Applebaum joins to break down the terrifying implications that invoking emergency powers could have for democracy.

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