President Trump on Wednesday said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed for "failing to protect Ice Officers."
The big picture: Trump, who has a long history of saying political opponents should be put behind bars, is escalating his feud with leaders in Chicago, where his administration's immigration crackdown and troop deployment have been met with fervent opposition. • Neither man has been accused of committing a crime. • Trump's combative rhetoric follows a lawsuit from Illinois and Chicago seeking to block Trump's "unlawful" deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago.
Driving the news: "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!" Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday morning. "Governor Pritzker a