If it's Wednesday, President Trump says Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the mayor of Chicago,

two high-profile Democrats should be in jail. And a defiant Governor Pritzker responds saying,

quote, come and get me as tensions escalate over the deployment of troops in the windy city.

Plus, former FBI director

James Comey is arraigned in federal court pleading not guilty to allegations he lied to Congress

as he fights the charges and argues it's a case of vindictive political prosecution. And we'll hear

from lawmakers in both parties, including a member of a Republican leadership

amid new tensions within the GOP over health care negotiations that are at the center of the ongoing government shutdown.

Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where President Trump is again testing the limits of his power and his ability to crack down on his rivals.

Posting on social media today that Chicago's Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, and Illinois Democratic governor, J.B. Pritzker,

should be in jail, alleging they both have failed to protect ICE agents, but not saying what the crime is.

The White House then doubling down with a statement saying J.B. Pritzker and Brandon Johnson have blood on their hands for failing to adequately protect Chicago, maligning them as Trump-deranged buffoons.

This all comes as federalized national guard troops from Texas arrive in Chicago despite

objections from local officials. Governor Pritzker responding to the president this afternoon

during a live interview on MSNBC. I got to say, this guy's unhinged. He's insecure.

He's a wannabe dictator.

And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump.

If you come from my people, you come through me.

So come and get me.

And I got to say he can't arrest.

We've done nothing wrong here.

And very importantly, it's Donald Trump that is

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