Thursday, October 09, 2025

'Oklahomans would lose their mind' if Illinois Sent Troops to Their State

Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, on Thursday criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and "states' rights."

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Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois. "Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration," Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.

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-- Politico (@politico.com) Oct 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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More: His comments, in an interview with The New York Times, marked the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor's objections. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and other Democratic elected officials have been strongly critical of the move and have implored Republican governors to join the opposition.

Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, "We believe in the federalist system " that's states' rights," adding, "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-09 02:12 PM

Wow. Is this finally a crack in the Trump admin's hold on Republicans? Once a few start coming forward, more will join (I hope...).

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-09 02:40 PM

He must not have gotten the memo that all their previous policies have been supplanted to cater to the dementia addled whims of a sundowning elderly golfer looking through the list of federal employees to suspend the one named Habeas Corpus.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-09 02:57 PM

#2 Nah, like Massie he will be labeled a RINO and attacked non-stop until he is forced into resigning from office.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-09 02:58 PM

Wowsers

#5 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-10-09 04:04 PM

I hope his homeowners insurance is paid off... and covers Antifa!

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-09 05:25 PM

We could only hope, but not very likely until after Trumpf is gone.

#7 | Posted by path at 2025-10-09 06:55 PM

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