By Colby Hall,Stephan Schwartz

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President Donald Trump called for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

A sitting president, demanding that elected officials be imprisoned. Let that sink in.

Over their objections, he federalized troops from Texas to enforce his will. This is not theater. It is not a tweetable grievance. It is an unprecedented assault on constitutional norms, federalism, and the rule of law. And yet, the media’s reaction in certain circles will almost certainly be muted. And it absolutely should not be — and cannot be.

Trump made the stunning but straightforward announcement on Truth Social Wednesday morning, writing “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!”

Americans have become numb. Numb to insults. Numb to threats. Numb to authoritarian theater masquerading as politics.

But the media cannot afford to become numb. And yet, they unquestionably have — to at least some degree. Outrage has become a commodity, recycled endlessly in clickbait form. And now, when a president targets the leaders of a major city and state for political retribution, many in the press treat it like just another news […]