Truth Social posts from President Trump reveal that Chicago Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker “should be in jail” for this

President Trump claimed in a Wednesday post on Truth Social that Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. JB Pritzker “should be behind bars.”. “..”.

“The mayor of Chicago ought to go to jail for not protecting Ice [U].”. A. “[Customs and Immigration Enforcement] Officers!” Mr. Trump wrote. Not only that, Governor Pritzker.

In response to President Trump’s post on X, Pritzker released a statement.

“I won’t give up.”. Currently, Trump is demanding that elected officials who are limiting his authority be arrested. Pritzker wrote, “What else is left on the road to complete authoritarianism?

In a series of X posts, Pritzker went on: “His masked agents are already snatching people off the street. separating parents from their children. causing alarm. judging people based solely on appearances. giving people the impression that they must carry their citizenship documents. sending military forces to invade our state. deploying combat helicopters during the night. arresting elected officials for posing inquiries. “.

Additionally, Mayor Johnson posted to X.

“Trump has attempted to have a Black man wrongfully arrested before,” he wrote. “I will remain where I am. “..”.

Following the Department of Homeland Security’s implementation of what it called “Operation Midway Blitz” at the beginning of September, ICE’s presence in Chicago has significantly increased, resulting in daily arrests, raids, and protests.

Mayor Johnson signed an executive order on Tuesday that forbids U. S. . Federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, are prohibited from conducting civil immigration enforcement on city property.

City-owned or controlled parking lots, vacant lots, and garages cannot be used as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement activities, according to the order.

Pritzker, meanwhile, has frequently criticized Mr. Trump for using federal forces, most recently for sending National Guard reinforcements to Illinois. The deployment coincides with altercations between protesters and federal officers outside an ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, where more than a dozen protesters were taken into custody in the previous two weeks.

Pritzker also came out against federal immigration enforcement in Chicago on Tuesday night.

During a conversation with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Tuesday evening, Pritzker stated, “It is striking fear in the hearts of everybody in Chicago, and we have residents — this isn’t just about undocumented people.”. “U. S. For that reason alone, people who are Black or brown are being stopped and asked to present identification proving they are a U.S. S. . an individual. “,”.

According to both governors, blue states are being singled out by the Trump administration.

In addition, Pritzker is urging governors across the country to condemn the National Guard deployments. He said that Illinois might leave the National Governors Association due to the problem in a social media statement.

Pritzker wrote, “Illinois will have no option but to leave the National Governors Association if the association decides to keep quiet.”. “We should all oppose Donald Trump’s power to summon the National Guard against our will. “.

All 50 states and governors of all political persuasions are represented by the National Governors Association. California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to do the same.

CBS News Chicago has contacted Governor Johnson as well as Mayor Johnson. Pritzker’s offices for additional remarks regarding Mr. Trump’s post.