Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who sued the Trump administration two days later over the troop deployment, upbraided Hegseth on social media: " Pete Hegseth was busy ignoring his job and doing pushups as part of a show for the Guinness Book of World Records while Illinoisans are being invaded by Trump’s military troops."

Members of the Texas National Guard have deployed into the greater Chicago area, an official said Wednesday night, as lawyers prepare for critical court hearings on federalized troops 2,000 miles away from each other amid an ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Democratic-led cities.

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'

According to the National Hurricane Center's 2 a.m. Friday advisory, Tropical Storm Jerry is in the Atlantic Ocean, 65 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, is moving to the northwest at 16 mph.