U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should face jail time, marking an escalation in his standoff with leaders in Democratic-led jurisdictions who have challenged his attempts to deploy the military in their cities.

“The Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers! Governor Pritzker also!” the president wrote .

Trump’s comments come days after his administration was sued by the state of Illinois and the City of Chicago for ordering the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Chicago as part of what he says is an effort to clamp down on rampant violent crime and illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge April Perry permitted the deployment to Chicago but

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