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Chicago's woke Mayor Brandon Johnson blames his predecessor Lori Lightfoot and 'right wing extremism' for Windy City's decline amid crime and migrant crisis
UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/28/2023 | Alice Wright

Posted on 11/28/2023 1:40:27 PM PST by DFG

Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson claims he 'inherited' the city's spiraling migrant crisis and lashed out at Lori Lightfoot's former administration.

Johnson criticized Lightfoot's administration at a press conference on Tuesday held to announce the Unity initiative, an interfaith partnership aimed at bringing sleeping migrants out of police stations and into shelters.

Johnson told reporters that 'the international crisis that I inherited six months ago, I've made it very clear we are going to move people out of police districts, women and children who are living on floors and sleeping outside that we're going to create spaces that provide more dignity.'

Windy City has come under strain after the city was inundated by 20,000 migrants over the last 14 months, triggering a crisis. Many were bused north from the southern border, which has been overwhelmed by migrants crossing from Mexico.

In Chicago, thousands of asylum seekers are staying at police stations and airports as the local government has run out of space to house them.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: brandonjohnson; chicago; crime; illinois; lightfoot
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1 posted on 11/28/2023 1:40:27 PM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

He’s half right, I guess. Meanwhile, he’s no different than Beetlejuice.


2 posted on 11/28/2023 1:43:37 PM PST by Lucky2 (I identify as a Fed-Up heterosexual female.)
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To: DFG

Send them 1000 more buses of illegals


3 posted on 11/28/2023 1:44:57 PM PST by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: DFG

So in other words - he’s a failed blaming stupid libtard too


4 posted on 11/28/2023 1:47:24 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: DFG
Mayor Johnson also blamed the 'far right' for Chicago's ills during Tuesday's press conference.

'What we've seen is a very raggedy form of right-wing extremism,' the woke Mayor said. 'Everyone knows that the right-wing extremism in this country has targeted democratically run cities and quite frankly and they have been quite intentional about going after democratically ran cities that are led by people of color.'

'There intention is to create division and chaos because that is what that particular political party has been about.

How, exactly, has the "right wing" been "been quite intentional about going after democratically ran cities that are led by people of color"?

If anything we completely avoid cities if we possibly can.

5 posted on 11/28/2023 1:49:55 PM PST by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” /"Every nation has the government it deserves.” )
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To: DFG

Being a Democrat means nothing is ever your fault.


6 posted on 11/28/2023 1:51:04 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DFG

The “migrants” are not the problem.

The illegal invaders are the problem.


7 posted on 11/28/2023 1:52:43 PM PST by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: DFG
'What we've seen is a very raggedy form of right-wing extremism,' the woke Mayor said. 'Everyone knows that the right-wing extremism in this country has targeted democratically run cities and quite frankly and they have been quite intentional about going after democratically ran cities that are led by people of color.'

Just another Racist black POS trying to deflect blame from democrat policies, it goes on but for some reason tries to praise Barry the Muslim, the biggest Race divider since George Wallace.
8 posted on 11/28/2023 1:53:07 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: DFG

Put Lightfoot and Johnson in a huge blender. Even then one couldn’t find any difference with their DNA. It is unfortunate that Illinois is run by liberal Chicagoans. Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis, Oakland, Jackson, Atlanta, Charlotte, Gary, Philadelphia, Baltimore and D.C. are all cesspools run by liberal left leaning unlawful whiny Democrats and their constituents show it.


9 posted on 11/28/2023 1:54:20 PM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: DFG

LOL - “right wing extremists.”

Must be the same two guys who attacked Jussi Smollett


10 posted on 11/28/2023 1:56:06 PM PST by PGR88
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To: All

"Aint my fault."

11 posted on 11/28/2023 1:56:51 PM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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To: DFG

Johnson has practically double-downed on his predecessor’s policies. If he wants to complain and blame, he can look in the mirror.


12 posted on 11/28/2023 1:57:28 PM PST by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: DFG

Abbott, I think he needs a few more bus loads.


13 posted on 11/28/2023 2:00:31 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: DFG

Just raise taxes on EVERY THING!


14 posted on 11/28/2023 2:01:29 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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I’m sure the same roving band of trouble making right wing extremists who roughed up Jussie Smollet were the same guys who totally caused all the crime, looting, violence, poor education, decaying cities and other blight across shitcago


15 posted on 11/28/2023 2:02:00 PM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: DFG

RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS!! LOL!


16 posted on 11/28/2023 2:02:06 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: eyeamok

What does that even mean? He sounds illiterate.


17 posted on 11/28/2023 2:02:31 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman)
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To: vetvetdoug

Liberal Democrats have RUINED everything they touch.


18 posted on 11/28/2023 2:04:30 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

Is no my fault is what it means, he was just Born Stupid.


19 posted on 11/28/2023 2:05:50 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: DFG

If he inherited the problem, that means it was there when he ran for the office, and knew it needed to be fixed. If it still exists, it’s because he doesn’t know how to fix it.


20 posted on 11/28/2023 2:06:35 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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