Mayor Johnson fans the flames of his political war against President Trump

Brandon Johnson remains defiant against Trump after civil rights probe from DOJ

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is not afraid of the Trump administration after the Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into the city’s hiring practices that he boasted about. Johnson, who has an approval rating in the low teens, has been outspoken about his efforts to counter President Donald Trump’s policies. Recently, Johnson bragged about how he has mainly staffed his administration with black people. The DOJ’s …

Mayor Johnson fans the flames of his political war against President Trump – Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson echoed the Holocaust comparison Gov. JB Pritzker made during his budget address. “We’re also watching in plain sight the president of the United States of America carry out the playbook that was done against an entire people group, and he’s doing it right here in this country against working people, erasing Black folks from museums and the history and the culture — coming after leadership,” Johnson said.

Mayor Johnson fans the flames of his political war against President Trump

Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to be helping himself politically — and playing to the local crowd — by standing toe to toe with President Donald Trump. So it's no surprise that he's doing more of it, even if provokes the president and makes Chicago a bigger target.That much was clear again Tuesday when Johnson opened his weekly City Hall news conference by highlighting the many ways Trump’s budget cuts and legal actions threaten to undermine ever…

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