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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Blames Predecessor, ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ for City Woes
New York Post ^ | Nov. 29, 2023 | Ryan King

Posted on 11/29/2023 2:44:27 PM PST by nickcarraway

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson whined Tuesday about “right-wing extremism” and blamed his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, for the many troubles afflicting the Windy City.

Johnson insisted that he “inherited” the city’s ongoing migrant crisis and accused conservatives of unfairly caricaturing Chicago as a crime-ridden metropolis.

“It is abysmal and it’s an affront for everything that is good about this country, for the extremism in this country to use people as political tools to settle political scores for something that happened 400 years ago,” Johnson said during a riff on public safety. “They’re still mad that a black man is free in this country,” the mayor went on. “This is nothing new.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: brandonjohnson; chicago; illinois; letsgobrandon; notpennsylvania
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To: nickcarraway

If Groot was right wing, this bozo must be left of Stalin!


21 posted on 11/29/2023 6:32:50 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (BOYCOTT Anheuser Busch, the NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR & Faux Snooze! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper! )
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To: nickcarraway

LGB. FBJ.


22 posted on 11/29/2023 10:24:00 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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To: janetjanet998

Proverbs 29:8

Scornful men bring a city into a snare.


23 posted on 11/30/2023 5:17:18 AM PST by Texan4Life
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To: beethovenfan

The white man still be holdin’ me down!


24 posted on 11/30/2023 5:19:34 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt ( )
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