Monday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) claimed President Donald Trump had “declared war on the city of Chicago.”

Host Jonathan Capehart asked, “How did you feel when you looked around at the turnout in Chicago on Saturday?”

Johnson said, “Yeah very encouraged. Over 100,000 people in the streets throughout the city of Chicago. Some estimated 250,000 people, obviously 7 million around the country. I’m certainly encouraged that the people of not just the city of Chicago, but people across the country are really beginning to wake up and see what it’s going to take to beat back against this authoritarian rule.”

Capehart asked, “Do you worry, Mayor, your speech at Saturday’s No Kings rally will further put you and your city, the city of Chicago, in the crosshairs

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