The Windy City mayor and the incoming president don’t see eye to eye…
While speaking to reporters this week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson claimed President-elect Donald Trump would bring “upheaval and chaos” to his city.
Johnson made it clear that he would not cooperate with Trump’s illegal migrant deportation plans.
“We’re still a welcoming city. That did not change on Nov. 5, and it doesn’t change based upon who’s in the White House and whether you are seeking refuge from Central South America or the continent of Africa,” Johnson said. “This country has to remain a welcoming space for new arrivals and for immigrants.”
“He wants to create a structure in a system where there is upheaval and chaos,” Johnson said before turning to public education. “He wants to dismantle public education, a system that was built by descendants of slaves, particularly in the south. He is a threat to everything that is sensible.”
Karoline Leavitt, spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team, told Fox News Digital, “No policy should be deemed official unless it comes directly from President Trump.
“The American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin, giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail,” Leavitt added. “He will deliver.”
“If he wants to work with us, he’ll have a partner,” Johnson said. “But if he wants to come and threaten us, then he is … he has declared opposition to us.”
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Johnson recently claimed Donald Trump is a threat to Black families.
“His threat is not just towards new arrivals and undocumented families. His threats are also against Black families. … We’re going to protect undocumented individuals,” Johnson said at the time. “We’re going to protect Black folks, Brown folks, Asian folks. The City of Chicago will be better, stronger and safer despite who’s in the White House.”
