Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called President-elect Trump a “threat to all decency,” while saying Trump is trying to dismantle public education and create a system of “upheaval and chaos.” he claimed.
Johnson spoke to reporters on Tuesday and took the opportunity to weigh in on his feelings about the president-elect, particularly his stance on immigration and sanctuary cities.
The mayor acknowledged the country's challenges in immigration policy and suggested that President Trump pass legislation rather than threats.
“We're still a welcoming city. That hasn't changed on November 5th, and it doesn't change regardless of who's in the White House or whether they're seeking refuge from Latin America or the continent of Africa,” Johnson said. . “This country must remain a welcoming space for new arrivals and immigrants.”
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gave an update on immigration issues at City Hall. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Johnson said if President Trump is committed to transforming the United States, he will work with Congress to enact “sensible” legislation that would increase border control for border agents and judges during asylum cases. But Mr Johnson claimed instead the presidents had done the opposite and sought to cause chaos.
“He wants to create the structure of a system where there will be upheaval and chaos,” Johnson said, before turning to public education. “He wants to dismantle public education, an institution built by descendants of slaves, especially in the South. He is a threat to all that is decency.”
“No policy should be considered official unless it comes directly from President Trump,” Caroline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump-Vance transition team, told Fox News Digital.
“The American people re-elected President Trump by a wide margin and gave him a mandate to deliver on the promises he made during his campaign,” Levitt added. “He'll deliver.”
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President Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Otay Mesa, California. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
Still, Johnson continued to pit Trump against the city of Chicago.
The mayor said he would not allow Trump to play games with people in the city.
“If he wants to work with us, we'll have a partner,” Johnson said. “But if he wants to come and threaten us, he has… declared his opposition to us.”
Johnson's comments came a week after he claimed in a separate news conference that Trump is a threat to Black families.
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Chicagoans are angry with Mayor Johnson and other city officials, particularly over policies that allocate taxpayer funds to benefit illegal immigrants. (Getty)
“His threats are not just to new immigrants and the families of undocumented immigrants. His threats are not just to black families. … We're going to protect undocumented people,” Johnson said. I said it at the time. “We're going to protect Black people, brown people, and Asian people. The city of Chicago is going to be better, stronger, and safer regardless of who's in the White House.”
Chicagoans have been calling Johnson and other city officials for some time now for policies that allocate taxpayer funds to benefit the illegal immigrants who have flooded the city in recent years, especially as crime rates have risen. , indignant.
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The move comes after city and state officials approved spending hundreds of millions of dollars in tax dollars to feed, clothe and house more than 35,000 immigrants who were deported to Chicago and its suburbs in the past year and a half. Residents were furious at the Chicago City Council meeting in February.
The mayor's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Gabriel Hays and Elizabeth Heckman contributed to this report.
