Posted on 10/18/2025 2:42:34 PM PDT by DFG
The Chicago mayor accused President Donald Trump of wanting a 'Civil War' rematch during a No Kings protest.
Mayor Brandon Johnson ignited the crowd on Saturday by telling liberals to be 'ready to defend this democracy' and to be 'ready to fight fascism.'
'Are you prepared to destroy authoritarianism once and for all? We’ll let the world hear you, no kings!' he said in an impassioned speech.
He warned Chicago residents to be prepared for a 'rematch of the Civil War.'
'The attempt to divide and conquer this nation will not prevail because when the people are united, justice always prevails,' he said.
'If my ancestors, as slaves, can lead the greatest general strike in the history of this country, taking it to the ultra-rich and big corporations, we can do the same today.'
The 49-year-old politician promised the crowd that the liberal hotspot would remain at the forefront of the resistance against the Trump Administration.
Trump and his allies have moaned about the Windy City in recent months and filed an emergency Supreme Court appeal to deploy the National Guard to Chicago as protests continue.
This marks the first time Trump officials have the highest court in the land to weigh in on one of his crime and immigration crackdowns in blue cities.
The state of Illinois and the City of Chicago had sued to stop the National Guard from being federalized.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters and high-profile figures flooded streets across the US on Saturday as part of No Kings rallies against Trump.
The National Guard is poised to meet demonstrators after being put on alert in several states amid fears the demonstrations could turn violent.
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They would not last ten minutes if a true civil war broke out! As much as I deplore the idea of CW2 it certainly would have a positive cleansing effect.
Strike against the ultra rich? Why? They are the ultra rich.
Do they still think they support the working and middle class?
Horizontal is AWOL. She did put out a video encouraging others to waste their time -
Kamala Harris calls on Americans to take to the streets for the ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump.
“I encourage everyone to get out there in peaceful protest to what is happening in our country.”
Apparently Johnson didn’t watch any of the Marine exercise today. His street thugs would be crying for their teddy bears in a couple of minutes.
Yes! We must become the United States of Haiti!!!
Do these rallies qualify as an “insurrection”?
Other than Indian Reservations and foreign embassies, there is no place in America where federal law does not apply.
This law is carved in stone since 1865, so for all those snowflakes out there, there is no such thing as a ‘Sanctuary City’, not legally.
Anyone, on either side, should not wish for civil war. Anyone who does is ignorant of the disorder and suffering that comes with it.
Not getting into the Democracy vs. Republic discussion, the USA is what it is(a republic). But if you’re going to call us a democracy then you should respect the outcome of elections, right? If you’re in the minority of voters calling for overthrowing the winners, then who’s the fascist destroying democracy?
Bunch of worthless, useless, communist pieces of garbage throwing in their full support of lawlessness, and taxpayers being forced at the point of a gun to support criminals...
Anyway, what kind of name is "Brandon" for a "black activist"? I suggest
something more Wakanda-like: Brizululah or Fetchit or Shine or Rastus.
They are entered mostly by bridges and tunnels. They have no access to food or water. (See NYC and its reliance on upper NYS)
Paralyze the airports and the electric transmission, and it is another day. Besides which, a military combat hardened and used to building to building pacification. Seems like the only ones yakking about a civil war are those who are backed by foreign actors. So who is the traitor here?
As usual, it is the Dims and the Left projecting unto others the crimes they themselves are committing. They have NOTHING so they want a “civil war”.
Where was their “civil war” when with no authority and against the law Biden flooded the country with millions of illegals, costing billions in expenses to localities all over the nation?? The Dims and the Left were nowhere against the authoritarian Biden, because he was doing their bidding.
It has ALWAYS been true of the Left; they do not hate all authoritarians or even dictators, just anyone they don’t like that they want to put that label on, as a slander against them. The real dictators and authoritarians - from the Left, they LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
“ They would not last ten minutes if a true civil war broke out!”
They said that about the Army of Northern Virginia. Repeatedly. And about the Army of the Mississippi.
Until Bull Run and Shiloh.
Once the Insurrection Act is invoked - as it should have been in 2017 - if the military divides, as they may very well - it will last a lot longer than ten minutes.
Yak yak yak!
Who has the cajones to ignite the fuse on the charged cannon aimed at Fort Sumter this time?
Remember, once it is lit, there is not a thing that can be retracted, redacted, “what I meant to say”’s.
What the hell is he talking about? And does this racist black mayor not know that it was Lincoln and Republicans who won the civil war? It was racist democRats who lost, badly. Why would Trump and Republicans want a rematch? Except of course to kick their sorry asses again.
lol. No Kings turned out to be another nothing burger. Nobody showed up, nobody paid attention, nobody cared.
Let’s go Biden...ooops Brandon...Tee Hee!
Let’s go Biden...ooops Brandon...Tee Hee!
Chicago was the center of Copperhead operations. But democrats write their own history so that doesn’t matter.
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