Trump’s attempt to deploy the National Guard in Illinois and his threat to do so in other cities is unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic.

That’s why I’m leading a lawsuit with 24 other jurisdictions against the Trump administration’s attempted deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, as I have in other places, including Los Angeles, Portland, and Baltimore.

As Maryland’s Attorney General and a U.S. Army veteran, I take public safety seriously. However, Trump’s use of the National Guard to patrol American cities without the approval of state leaders is an abuse of power motivated by politics, not public safety.

This is the fourth time in four months that Donald Trump has deployed the Guard to a city without the consent of its leaders. The courts must intervene; otherwise, this disturbing militarization of cities could become the new normal.

I’m running for reelection to stand up to Trump’s lawless overreach, but I need your help to keep going. Will you chip in $25 or more today to my reelection campaign so we can defend our communities and our democracy?

Together, we can stop the Trump administration from politicizing our cities.

Onward,