Washington, Dec. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) commended the Supreme Court's decision blocking President Trump's illegal deployment (https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5661555-supreme-court-blocks-trump-guard/) of National Guard troops to Chicago streets against the wishes of state and local officials.
"With less than 48 hours to go before the Christmas holiday, Donald Trump's wish to make our troops his own personal army just suffered a devastating blow at the Supreme Court," said Larson. "For months, he has tried to turn the military against the people, telling top leaders that Americans cities should be used as 'training grounds' and calling on them to handle...