After President Donald Trump sent federal agents into Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to embrace even more unhinged rhetoric in hopes of saving his floundering administration.

At a press conference on Monday, Johnson continued his weird Civil War fantasies by claiming that “the extreme Right in this country refuse to accept the results of the Civil War. They have repeatedly called for a rematch.” Johnson boasted that “in the coming weeks, we will use this opportunity to build greater resistance.” He then accused Trump of escalating “a war in Chicago.”