President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker "should be in jail" in an escalation of his conflict with the two Democratic officials. "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!" he said in the post. "Governor Pritzker also!"

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed “for failing to protect” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the latest escalation between the leaders as the White House pushes ahead on its military deployment in the city.

The war of words between President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker escalated dramatically this week with the president calling for both the Illinois governor and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed — and Pritzker daring him to “come and get me.

The troops, composed of units from Texas and Illinois, are based at an Army Reserve station about an hour southwest of Chicago.

President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.

(The Center Square) – Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie says Gov. J.B. Pritzker lied about her record to score political hits.

US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the Democratic governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago to be jailed for resisting his mass deportation campaign, a day after armed troops from Texas arrived in the state.

The governor said the Trump administration is keeping him in the dark about immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called President Donald Trump “demented” and “literally unhinged” on Wednesday, responding to Trump’s call for the