Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) lambasted President Trump on Saturday for joking about immigration enforcement efforts, including plans to target Chicago, calling the president a "wannabe dictator."

"The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city," Pritzker wrote on social platform X in response to a meme shared by Trump. "This is not a joke. This is not normal."

"Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man," he added. "Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator."

Trump earlier Saturday posted an image generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to his Truth Social platform that showed his likeness as a law enforcement official. The background includes an image of Chicago burning,........

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