As the administration readied to deploy military forces in Chicago, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the imprisonment of the city’s mayor and Illinois ’ governor, both Democrats, marking an escalation in his confrontation with political rivals.

Neither Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson nor Illinois Governor JB Pritzker have been accused of criminal wrongdoing, though both have emerged as prominent opponents of Trump’s immigration crackdown and deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-leaning cities.

Trump’s call to imprison the two elected officials comes as another high-profile political rival, former FBI Director James Comey, was due to appear in court to face criminal charges that have been widely criticized as flimsy.

Trump’s Call For Jailing Opponents

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