Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, fired back at President Donald Trump\u2019s call to arrest him for obstruction of justice, playing the race card on the color of his skin instead of the content of his anti-law enforcement position.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested,\u201d Johnson wrote Wednesday morning on X. \u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
His X post came after Trump said that the anti-Trump and anti-ICE leaders of Illinois and Chicago should face legal accountability for obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement justice on the crime-ridden streets.<\/p>\n
\u201cChicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!\u201d Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday morning. \u201cGovernor Pritzker also!\u201d<\/p>\n
With Trump seeking to use National Guard troops from multiple states to secure and provide safety for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Democrat-run cities, Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker may be amplifying tensions.<\/p>\n
Johnson has called for ICE-free zones in the city of Chicago.<\/p>\n
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani accused Johnson of failing to meet his legal responsibility to protect federal facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got a mayor who literally should be in jail right now for taking away protection from the federal officers,\u201d Giuliani told Newsmax\u2019s \u201cRob Schmitt Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was supposed to provide it; he didn\u2019t. They\u2019ve been doing that for a long, long time, putting federal agents in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giuliani said the National Guard\u2019s presence in Chicago highlights how local leadership has failed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is 65 years of crooked Democratic rule,\u201d he said. \u201cChicago is legendarily probably the most crooked city in the history of America.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pritzker also fired back at Trump, suggesting Trump\u2019s call for justice against illegals and criminals amounts to \u201cauthoritarianism.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not back down,\u201d Pritzker wrote Wednesday morning on X. \u201cTrump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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