The president of the United States said that the governor of Illinois and the mayor of Chicago should be in jail.

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!," President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Oct. 8.

Gov. JB Pritzker responded via X saying "I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?"

The governor continued saying "His masked agents already are grabbing people off the street. Separating children from their parents. Creating fear. Taking people for “how they look.”"

Trump is likely referring to some reports that have circulated about a Chicago Police official who allegedly told officers to stand down

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