Donald Trump has said the governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago, both Democrats, should be jailed - as his administration appears poised to deploy troops on the streets of the third-largest US city.

The US president said on Truth Social that governor JB Pritzker and mayor Brandon Johnson failed to protect federal immigration officers, without offering any evidence.

Mr Trump wrote: "Chicago mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE Officers! Governor Pritzker also!"

Image: Illinois governor JB Pritzker (L) and Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson (C). Pic: AP

In a post on X, Mr Johnson said: "This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a black man unjustly arrested. I'm not going anywhere."

Mr Pritzker also said on social media: "Trump is now calling for the arrest of

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