Chicago's Mayor Johnson Makes Some WILDLY 'Off-Color' Remarks

He made these remarks during a press conference on Wednesday, where he discussed the city's temporary shelter policy for migrants transported to Chicago from the southern border. Johnson highlighted the city's resource limitations but also took the opportunity to compare Chicago's generosity to other liberal cities.

"We're the only city in this country that has not put restraints," Johnson stated. "Other places like Massachusetts, 7500 beds, that's it. Billions of dollars for the entire state, Denver, New York, DC, Philadelphia, all of these places- and I have no judgment against them. This is the decision that they made in placing restraints. We have been open and quite accommodating during a very difficult moment in our nation's history."

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Johnson expressed pride in the efforts of those on the frontlines but emphasized the need for federal intervention. "I'm proud of the work that our folks are providing on the frontlines, but this is unsustainable absent significant federal intervention. Whatever I do for this crisis, absent investment from the federal government, It's not sustainable," he added.

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The Mayor also criticized Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, condemning his actions as "disturbing" and "iniquitous." "Look ya'll, this is some sickening stuff right here. To just put people on buses and just say ‘good luck.’ That's real jacked up," Johnson said. "That's the problem is that we have the governor of Texas who needs to find a soul."

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During the press conference, Johnson made a controversial suggestion that Trump supporters in Chicago were responsible for blocking a real estate tax hike referendum in Tuesday's election. "It's also not lost on me, I think there were 38,000 Republicans that showed up and voted for Donald Trump, or something like that, in Chicago," Johnson said. "If we're trying to draw some conclusions, and you all want some other, you know, analytics you might want to discover, that might be something to look into because there's— I'll just say there's a good chance that that played a part in this referendum."

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According to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners' website, approximately 37,000 total Republican primary voters turned out for Tuesday's primary. Around 29,000 of these voters cast their ballot for former President Trump, who received 78.5% support.