Chicago Cross-Burning Incident Blamed on ‘White Supremacists’ was Carried Out by Leftist Anti-Trump/Anti-MAGA Protester
Merlin Lu discusses his anti-Trump, anti-MAGA motivations for burning a cross in Chicago. /Image: video screenshot via NBC News On June 9, 2026, police and firefighters responded to a burning cross in Chicago’s Grant Park. The incident prompted immediate backlash, and one local church offered a $10,000 reward to help make an arrest, and local officials were quick to blame the incident on racism and