Trump wrote on Truth Social that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker “should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!" It was a reference to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said they (Pritzker and Johnson) “have blood on their hands" and pointed to Chicago Police Department reports that at least five people were killed and 25 shot over the weekend.
“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,” Jackson said.
Pritzker, eyed as a potential 2028 White House contender, has strongly fought against any federal intervention along with Johnson, saying it is not wanted or needed in Illinois or Chicago, that despite the fact of multiple shootings and murders every week in the city.
Trump has often singled out Chicago and Illinois because they have some of the country’s liberal polcies aimed at protecting illegal immigrants. Both are “sanctuary” jurisdictions, which limit cooperation between police and federal immigration agents.
