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Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson held a fierce press conference condemning Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime. “Once, prisons, incarceration and law enforcement are a disease that does not lead to a safe community,” he said. ”
At a press conference Tuesday, Johnson was asked about Trump’s advice that he might send the National Guard to Chicago. Trump’s model of anti-crime repression touted as success by Washington, DC’s success Mayor Muriel Bowserthe person who initially expressed attention.
“Does the president have any reason to deploy the National Guard or other armed military personnel to Chicago to focus on crime or violence?” the reporter asked.
Johnson responded to Martin Luther King Jr.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blows up Trump as the former president says the army sends troops to Chicago. (Kamil Krazaczynski/Getty Images)
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Later at the same press conference, Johnson cited 970 murders in Chicago in 1974, 828 murders there in 1995, 778 murders in 2016, and more recently 805 murders there in 2021. He said even in a murder case, he had too many ideas More law enforcement It is the answer people have asked.
“I’m tired and tired of the people in this country and this city, and they think the only thing you can provide for blacks and the poor is prisons, incarceration and police,” he said. “Dr. King said that at Chicago, the New Political Conference. What did he say? He said, ‘Militarianism is a disease.’ I’m trying to eliminate the disease in this city and this country!”
He went on to argue that no one in Chicago asked him to use the troops to reduce crime, thinking he was using other methods to do so, and that law enforcement itself is actually harmful to the community.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was very enthusiastic about the strategy to combat crime at a press conference. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP photo)
“The truth is, we are driving violence in this city, and we are using every resource we have available. Prison, incarceration and law enforcement are a disease that does not lead to a safe community!” he argued. “I work hard every day to protect people who are trapped in violence in this city. Guess why? You want to know why? Because the vast majority of people look like me!”
He then asserted that the approach he adopted was working and that he refused to get Trump’s administration praise if they were involved.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson argues that he is already using successful methods to reduce crime in Chicago. (tasos katopodis/getty image)
Fox News Numbers reached out to a White House spokesperson, who replied, “If these Democrats focused on fixing crime in their own cities instead of doing publicity stunts to criticize the President, their communities would be much safer. Cracking down on crime should not be a partisan issue, but Democrats suffering from TDS are trying to make it one. They should listen to fellow Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser who recently celebrated the Trump Administration’s success in driving down violent crime in Washington DC.”
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Fox News Digital contacted Johnson’s office for additional comments.
