Don calls for Illinois Dems to be jailed

US President Donald Trump has said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in America's third-largest city.

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ACTION Brandon Johnson

The Republican president made the comment in a social media post, the latest example of his brazen calls for opponents to be prosecuted or locked up - a break from longtime norms as the US Justice Department traditionally has tried to maintain its independence from the White House.