Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has rejected President Donald Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. (Kamil Krazaczynski/Getty Images)
"The Trump administration must end the war on Chicago," Johnson said. "The Trump administration must end this war against Americans. The Trump administration must end its attempt to dismantle our democracy."
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During his remarks, Johnson accused the "extreme right" of refusing to accept the results of the Civil War, when slavery was abolished.
"They have repeatedly called for a rematch, but in the coming weeks, we will use this opportunity to build greater resistance. Chicagoans are clear that militarizing our troops in our city as justification to further escalate a war in Chicago will not be tolerated," he said.
"The right wing in this country wants a rematch of the Civil War," Johnson repeated during the news conference.
Johnson said Chicago would "not tolerate ICE agents violating our residents’ constitutional rights" or the Trump administration's "disregard" for local authority.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the office of the Center for American Progress event on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
After Pritzker refused to deploy his own troops, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott authorized Trump to send 400 Texas National Guard members to Illinois and Oregon.
The White House ridiculed Pritzker on Monday for rejecting Trump's deployment of national guardsmen to Illinois to combat crime.
"Chicago is descending into lawlessness and chaos because this slob cares more about boosting his anti-Trump creds on X than he does about making his city safe," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
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"Pritzker should be ashamed of himself," she said.
The White House and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's comment request.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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