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 ‘white supremacists.’ Block Club Chicago reports that Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church, who offered the reward, noted, “Racism has always been a part of America’s DNA, and this week it has raised its head boldly and loudly,” Pfleger said in a statement. “This bold rise of racism must be condemned by every race, faith community, and Chicagoan as…
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