If we had a functioning press corps in this country, after Trump calls for the governor of Illinois and the mayor of Chicago to be jailed, every reporter in the country should be asking the President, "jailed for what?" Make him name the crime that he thinks Pritzker and Johnson committed.
I realize this is a radical idea, but people are supposed to only go to prison if they commit a crime, not just because they say something that pisses off our toddler-in-chief. It's astounding to me that no one asks Trump the most basic follow-up question. If we are going to pretend that Trump's rants are not the incoherent ramblings of a person slipping deeper into dementia, then try to get him to clarify the seemingly insane things he says. If he still has a functioning mind, he should be able to handle a simple question.
ADDING THE BELOW VIDEO: Putting aside the fact that people should be asking the President about what he said, not a sniveling Congressional "leader" whose only act of leadership has been to completely surrender all independent powers of Congress, that is not the right question! Don't ask "should they be in prison." Ask why they should be in prison. For what crime?
Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison? MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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