Chicago Mayor Torches Trump for Calling for His Arrest: ‘Not the First Time’ He’s Wanted to ‘Unjustly’ Arrest a ‘Black Man’

Sean James Oct 8th, 2025, 12:38 pm

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) defiantly said he is “not going anywhere” and suggested President Donald Trump is targeting him because he is a Black man, soon after the president called for Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) to be jailed on Wednesday morning.

Johnson, during an appearance on CNN’s said “It’s certainly not the first time that Donald Trump has called for the arresting of a black man, unjustly.”

Co-host Pamela Brown jumped in shortly afterwards and added, “And to be clear, he’s also calling for the governor, J.B. Pritzker, to be jailed as well.”

President Trump, a few hours earlier, posted o

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