Trump Suggests Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor Should Be Jailed over National Guard Opposition

Trump suggests Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed over National Guard opposition

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation's third-largest city.

BLK ALERTS - Can He Do That? Trump Threatens Jail For Chicago Mayor & Illinois Governor For Opposing National Guard Deployment

Source: The Washington Post / Getty President Donald Trump has asserted that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be “jailed” or face criminal consequences for resisting his calls to send in the National Guard during recent unrest. Trump’s suggestion is part of a broader push to elevate law-and-order rhetoric heading into the 2026 election. In doing so, he’s making the refusal to approve Guard deployment a poi…