Overview

• Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he believes President Trump's advisers are taking advantage of what he described as the president's apparent mental decline.
• Pritzker rejected Trump's call for his arrest, arguing the president lacks authority to detain elected officials absent evidence of a crime.
• He warned that people around the president could try to fabricate allegations given the power of the office.
• Pritzker singled out Stephen Miller as driving the White House rhetoric, saying Miller portrays opponents as terrorists and targets Democrats.
• He disputed claims of Antifa involvement in Broadview protests, saying no such presence has been evident as federal troops are deployed near Chicago for a stated crime and immigration crackdown.