President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago

Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the imprisonment of Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s mayor, and JB Pritzker, the Illinois governor, accusing them of failing to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers.

“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday morning. “Governor Pritzker also!”

Both Johnson and Pritzker are Democrats.

  • silence7@slrpnk.net
    129·
    5 days ago

    Pritzker has the right response

    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?

    His masked agents already are grabbing people off the street.

    Separating children from their parents.

    "Creating fear.

    Taking people for “how they look.”

    Making people feel they need to carry citizenship papers.

    Invading our state with military troops.

    Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.

    Arresting elected officials asking questions.

    We must all stand up and speak out.