As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ presence is needed.
In an early morning Truth Social post, the president said Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago should be jailed, accusing them of failing to protect ICE officers.
President Trump has repeatedly attacked Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, shown here at a news conference on Monday in which they denounced the administration’s National Guard deployment to the Chicago area.
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