Good afternoon, Chicago.

President Donald Trump called for Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed today, a dramatic rhetorical escalation as he tries to flood the city with federal agents and National Guard troops against the wishes of the local elected officials.

“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Pritzker and Johnson quickly fired back with responses to Trump, as the country’s attention centers upon the city.

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