Trump says JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson 'should be in jail'

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.

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!"

The president's post comes a day after Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois, despite the Democrats' fierce opposition. Trump has threatened for weeks to send troops to Chicago as part of a crime-fighting and immigration effort, and Democrats have slammed his push as overreach and a political stunt.

Reached for comment on Trump's post, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said that "JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson have blood on their hands" and accused them of having "stood idly by while innocent Americans fall victim to violent crime time and time again."

She argued that "instead of taking action to stop the crime, these Trump-Deranged buffoons would rather allow the violence to continue and attack the President for wanting to help make their city safe again."