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White House Punches Back at Chicago Mayor Johnson over Reparations Demands

The administration said race-based government programs are illegal as Johnson defended Chicago’s reparations work and recent crime declines on a podcast.

  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended investments beyond policing, including mental health care, detectives, and community violence intervention, while discussing declining violent-crime rates.
  • Johnson criticized President Donald Trump, saying his policies favored wealthy people over descendants of enslaved Black Americans.
  • Chicago officials reported declines in homicides, shootings, and robberies compared with the same period last year.
  • White House spokesperson Allison Schuster said race-based government programs are illegal and urged Johnson to focus on reducing Chicago’s homicide rate.
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White House punches back at Chicago Mayor Johnson over reparations demands

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson alleged Trump enriched the ultra-rich while ignoring descendants of the formerly enslaved, drawing a White House rebuke.

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Fox News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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