As the U.S. federal government sent the National Guard to Chicago, Illinois, U.S. President Trump said on social media on the 8th that Democratic Chicago Mayor Johnson and Illinois Governor Pritzker should both be put into prison.

Threat of "jail time"

Trump tweeted on social media: ¡°The mayor of Chicago should be jailed for failing to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials!

Trump's remarks were a response to two local officials opposing the president's order.

About 500 National Guard troops gathered in the Chicago area on Trump's orders on Wednesday, ready to protect federal personnel, including ICE officials, and federal property in the city. Both Johnson and Pritzker objected.

They condemned the militarization of the city as unnecessary provocations. In addition, the two men often criticized Trump's anti-immigration policies and his dispatch of National Guard troops to multiple Democrat-ruled cities.

Some observers believe that although Trump administration officials have warned of "lawless violent protests" in cities such as Chicago and Portland, protests against Trump's immigration policies are mostly peaceful and limited in scale, far from the "war zone" situation described by Trump.

Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on the 6th, trying to prevent it from deploying the National Guard to Chicago. Johnson reiterated on the 7th that deploying National Guard personnel to Chicago was "illegal, unconstitutional, dangerous and wrong." Pritzker reposted on social media that Chicago has been the "Best Big City in the United States" for nine consecutive years.

After Trump threatened two local officials with "imprisonment", Johnson said, "It is not the first time Trump has tried to illegally arrest an African-American male. I will not back down."

Pritzker also said that he would not budge: "Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives who check and balance his power. What else does he dare not do on the road to full authoritarianism?" As a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential candidate, Pritzker hardly said to Trump: "Come and catch me."

To be real?

Some commentators pointed out that in the past, many of Trump's threats eventually became "false alarms," but his recent verbal attacks on political opponents are particularly worthy of vigilance, because today's political struggle is becoming more intense and his warnings may be translated into practical actions.

For example, last month Trump successfully promoted the prosecution of former FBI Director Comey. Trump has repeatedly called for the imprisonment of opponents, but Comey is the first person to face prosecution.

For example, Democratic Representative Ramonica McAfee has been charged with serious crimes this year for trying to enter immigrant detention facilities in conflict with federal law enforcement agencies. Trump¡¯s core advisers, such as Steven Miller, have also attacked judges and elected officials who hinder immigration law enforcement operations with increasingly extreme words.

Analysts say Trump¡¯s latest remarks on Wednesday, the latest example of such ¡°extreme events,¡± should never be ignored.

On the other hand, the outside world has noticed a sign that Trump is linking the fight against the far-left ideology to restrictive protests against the government¡¯s immigration policy.

Trump's latest comments came amid an event at the White House-where conservatives vs. independents detailed violence by members of the "anti-fascist movement" in recent years. This activity aims to highlight the government's views on far-leftists operating in cities ruled by the Democratic Party.

Last month, after right-wing activist Kirk was shot dead, Trump announced that he would list the ¡°Anti-Fascist Movement¡± as a domestic terrorist organization. Since then, government officials have said that one of the main reasons they deployed the National Guard to Portland and Chicago was to fight the group.

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Original title: "Trump" catches the mayor and governor to jail ", and his opponent is hard: Come and catch me!"

Column editor: Yang Li Group Text editor: Yang Li Group Source: Xinhua Agency

Source: The Liberation Daily