Illinois Republican leaders are mostly supporting President Trump's proposal to bring the National Guard to Chicago to fight crime. The big picture: While Chicago is majority-Democratic, downstate Republicans are seizing the opportunity to score political points.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to speak in response to reports that the Trump administration is considering sending the National Guard to Chicago, which Pritzker has called "uncoordinated, uncalled for,

The president’s comments follow his statements Friday when he raised the idea of using the Guard in Chicago, as he previously did in Los Angeles and currently is doing in Washington, D.C.