Reports are going viral online right now that President Trump has ordered 300 National Guard troops to Illinois:
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump orders 300 National Guard troops to Illinois.
— Remarks (@remarks) October 4, 2025
Many are even claiming source for this news is the White House:
TRUMP ORDERS 300 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO ILLINOIS: WHITE HOUSE
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But we fact-check our stories before we run them and I cannot find any official source related to President Trump or the White House making this announcement.
The source actually appears to be Illinois’ fat-ass Governor Pritzker according to the AP:
The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic
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