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Coverage dated October 7, 2025

Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’

Headline from The Hill

President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and immigration enforcement raids on the Windy City.

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    Trump Calls for Imprisonment of Gov. Priztker and Mayor Brandon Johnson (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump declared Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed for blocking the enforcement of the federal immigration law.

  2. NBC News

    Trump says Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson 'should be in jail' (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov.

  3. CBS News

    President Trump posts on Truth Social that Chicago Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump posts that Johnson, Pritzker "should be in jail"

  4. The Daily Signal

    President Trump Says Pritzker, Chicago Mayor 'Should Be in Jail' (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Illinois' Democrat leaders deserve to be in jail for letting crime run rampant in the city.

  5. PJ Media

    Trump Says Pritzker and Johnson Should Be in Jail, and They Respond As Reasonably As You'd Expect (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Trump claims Pritzker and Johnson should be jailed, sparking political backlash and responses.

  6. The Hill

    Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’ (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and immigration enforcement raids on the Windy City.

  7. Truthout

    Trump Calls for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to Be Put “in Jail” (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded by saying that Trump is “on the path to full-blown authoritarianism.”…

  8. New York Post

    Trump says Pritzker should be 'in jail' as Illinois gov accuses prez of 'dementia' in latest war of words (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Donald Trump said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be in jail after the leading Democrat claimed the president had dementia, as the war of words heated up amid the ongoing anti-ICE violence.

  9. NBC Chicago

    'Not going anywhere': Pritzker, Johnson respond to Trump's post calling for them to be jailed (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responded to a social media post from President Trump saying they "should be in jail."

  10. Townhall

    Trump Blasts JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson, Says They Belong in Jail (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Trump accuses Pritzker and Johnson of failing ICE, calls for their imprisonment.

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