President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday, saying both “should be in jail” for opposing his administration’s immigration enforcement operations and federal intervention in Chicago.

The remarks, posted to Trump’s Truth Social account, come as tensions rise between the White House and Illinois officials over the deployment of federal troops and immigration officers in the state. “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers,” Trump wrote. “Governor Pritzker also!”

Earlier this week, the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago jointly sued to block the federal government’s move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. The Department of Defense had federalized up to 300 members of

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