Full interview: One-on-one with Mayor Brandon Johnson
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2024
- CBS 2's Sabrina Franza talked with Mayor Johnson about the migrant crisis, city spending, and other issues.
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He sounds so ignorant when he blames the Governor of Texas.
Because he’s a Black racist.
He is so far left that he's making Lightfoot look like Trump.
I can honestly say as a life long chicagoan, this is hands down the worse mayor! Not even a year in. He answers no questions, he has no concerns for the black community, he lumps blacks and browns together for some reason. He accepts no input from voters and I can keep going
Be clear. There is no black anything. It's all one in the same including lgbtxyz. Black people do NOT exist anymore in the eyes of Democrats anyway
This mayor is a progressive socialist. The "big picture " is equity, equal outcome for all.He doesn't work for Black people, but for the socialist agenda which says-share your resources.
Amazing Chicago voted for someone WORSE than Lori.
If the pattern continues, he will be replaced by someone worse.
So your expectation is a handout or concession of some sort, and he's the problem?? "He lumps the blacks and browns together", yes that's because we are all people. Your victim mentality is why the conditions of the black community will never change. Change starts from within. You cannot place your shortcomings in life at the foot of no one in life but yourself. Yes, life is difficult, but being black doesn't automatically earn you a free pass. You have to work harder to achieve, but the opportunity is yours to seize. Reject the race politics and hustling of the present and embrace and enforce accountability for yourself and in your community, and you'll be a lot less reliant on the actions of an incapable pawn.
Brandon Johnson sidestepped every question...
*Below is a full transcript of CBS 2's Sabrina Franza's interview with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.*
Q: "Will you raise taxes to pay for the migrants?"
BJ: "I've never raised taxes before"
Q: "So...will you raise taxes? Yes or no?"
BJ: "I've never raised taxes before"
Q: "What if the federal government doesn't give you money?"
BJ: "They HAVE to!"
Q: "But Mayor, I'm asking. What if they don't?"
BJ: "They HAVE to!"
Q: "What do we do about the migrants?"
BJ: "I've built 27 shelters"
Q: "But they're almost out of space. What if more migrants keep arriving? Where are you going to put them?
BJ: "I've built 27 shelters"
Q: "Should Chicago remain a sanctuary city?"
BJ: "Congress has to act!"
Q: "But Mayor, you didn't answer my question. Should Chicago remain a sanctuary city?"
BJ: "Congress has to act!"
Q: "Anything to add in closing?"
BJ: "This is all Governor Abbott's fault! Congress has to act! I've built 27 shelters! I've never raised taxes!"
Q: "Thank you Mayor"
BJ: "I enjoyed this! This was very informative!"
Nearly all democrats go to the same school: Dodging Questions Univsersity. They NEVER want to be held accountable for saying something in their past, and a simple "Yes" or "No" would hold them accountable. That's the reason they don't answer questions directly. Literally.
28 minutes and I learned nothing from the Mayor of Chicago.....3 yrs more of this...oh lord take me away.
God Will 🤙
Chicago, your taxes will go up..somebody has to pay for the progressive agenda.
I wish he’d stop putting black and brown people in the same sentence you might as well add white people too.. he’s up to something
The only people that matter to him is those green people on a piece of paper we call dollars.
You thought he was a regular Democrat when you voted for him. He's a progressive socialist whose agenda is equity worldwide, not for Black folks. You have been hoodwinked.
@@BlackJag_ facts
What about those Asians, too? It seems like every Chicago mayor so far is a Black racist. They wish to exclude others who aren’t them, sound familiar? Is this Black privilege at its finest?
@@BlackJag_he’s an incompetent racist, just like Lightfoot.
Kudos to Sabrina Franza for asking the tough questions and keeping it cool during this whole thing.
She did do pretty well.
why do you Chicagoans keep electing people like this ? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh...
Because they’re stupid.
Because the Dems told these communities that they have their back. Many leftist votes later and they are just barely starting to figure it out now. The left HATES you people. They were the ones that put yall in chains the first time.
This guy is a 🤡 Period!
He can NEVER give a straight answer to a direct question!!! She asking him about specifics and he says he’s unable/unwilling to give specific answers!!
HE DID NOT ANSWER ONE DAMN QUESTION!!
What a worthless politician!
I'll say this again..he's a graduate of the Alejandro Mayorkas school of deflection..
If only the Chicago Bears' runners could dodge tacklers the way BJ dodges questions , the Bears would be in the Super Bowl
He should go by his initials and let everyone else come to their own conclusion what BJ stands for
This clown really compared tipped workers to slavery .... holy hell .....
He is super racist if you listen carefully
17:39 that "okay" cracked me up. 😂 You can tell how annoyed Sabrina was with all of his non-answers to her questions. I'm sure a lot of journalists in this city share that feeling as well.
He have no examples of efforts to slow crime but yelled loudly about shelters , this is a money grab he could care less about us .he begging for money from feds.shameful
As frustrated as we as Chicago are, I HOPE we keep that same energy when it is time for local elections and those union negotiations. Vote Vote Vote and keep them accountable...
you voted yourselves into this mess... stop voting for these democrat shills that do nothing but keep blacks on the democrat plantation! WAKE UP! Stop racist voting - vote for the person that looks out of your interests. Blacks did better under Trump than any other POSTUS.
I hope you didn’t support Lori light foot who made this a sanctuary city . And I hope you weren’t happy when Brandon got elected. I hope people start to catch on
According to the Illinois Legislature as long you are a registered voter in the city of Chicago, fill out a petition to recall the mayor. Have an emergency election.
Hope is what got you in the mess you’re in now.
Why would any business "divest" from a neighborhood that constantly loots it?
Talking loud and not sayin’ s***. Just platitudes, empty promises and word salads.
he hasnt answered anything
*Below is a full transcript of CBS 2's Sabrina Franza's interview with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.*
Q: "Will you raise taxes to pay for the migrants?"
BJ: "I've never raised taxes before"
Q: "So...will you raise taxes? Yes or no?"
BJ: "I've never raised taxes before"
Q: "What if the federal government doesn't give you money?"
BJ: "They HAVE to!"
Q: "But Mayor, I'm asking. What if they don't?"
BJ: "They HAVE to!"
Q: "What do we do about the migrants?"
BJ: "I've built 27 shelters"
Q: "But they're almost out of space. What if more migrants keep arriving? Where are you going to put them?
BJ: "I've built 27 shelters"
Q: "Should Chicago remain a sanctuary city?"
BJ: "Congress has to act!"
Q: "But Mayor, you didn't answer my question. Should Chicago remain a sanctuary city?"
BJ: "Congress has to act!"
Q: "Anything to add in closing?"
BJ: "This is all Governor Abbott's fault! Congress has to act! I've built 27 shelters! I've never raised taxes!"
Q: "Thank you Mayor"
BJ: "I enjoyed this! This was very informative!"
_(End transcript)_
And he wont be answering any in the future
Why wait!!! Start a petition with other registered voters in the city of Chicago, to recall the mayor and have an emergency election. So that he can be removed from office.
The Mayor did not give a clear answer to even one of the questions he was asked!
When you signed the welcoming city act, you did in fact ask for the 600 buses. Stop blaming TX. You did in fact ask for them.
#VOTEDEMOUT
Imagine how texas feels. This dude is just a pawn.
Dude was convinced the federal dollars were coming his way. 😂 The fact that you have not raised taxes in the past, is not evidence that you will not raise taxes in the future.
He's a graduate of the Alejandro Mayorkas school of defection
*Below is a full transcript of CBS 2's Sabrina Franza's interview with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.*
Q: "Will you raise taxes to pay for the migrants?"
BJ: "I've never raised taxes before"
Q: "So...will you raise taxes? Yes or no?"
BJ: "I've never raised taxes before"
Q: "What if the federal government doesn't give you money?"
BJ: "They HAVE to!"
Q: "But Mayor, I'm asking. What if they don't?"
BJ: "They HAVE to!"
Q: "What do we do about the migrants?"
BJ: "I've built 27 shelters"
Q: "But they're almost out of space. What if more migrants keep arriving? Where are you going to put them?
BJ: "I've built 27 shelters"
Q: "Should Chicago remain a sanctuary city?"
BJ: "Congress has to act!"
Q: "But Mayor, you didn't answer my question. Should Chicago remain a sanctuary city?"
BJ: "Congress has to act!"
Q: "Anything to add in closing?"
BJ: "This is all Governor Abbott's fault! Congress has to act! I've built 27 shelters! I've never raised taxes!"
Q: "Thank you Mayor"
BJ: "I enjoyed this! This was very informative!"
_-(End transcript)_
What a joke
THAT DOG IS A ONE-TERM MAYOR! NO INTERVIEWS WILL SAVE HIM! - GOOD LUCK TRYING!!!
This mayor is the biggest joke in the country.besides mayor adams
Chicago can thank Mayor Brandon Lightfoot Johnson! As West Loop neighbors say crime, drug dealing at homeless encampment is out of control
Stop being a cry baby my neighborhood on the west side of Chicago has been out of control for decades and you wanna cry about homeless people buying drugs, knock it off👎🏽
@@ObfRico West side? So who's yo daddy? You fitt'en to visit hims in the penitentiary? Just axing... Laud Ham Mercy cheerden ☻
100 million plus spent on migrants, crime in the city ignored even as it exculpates to new levels every year, mayor dedicate his legacy to helping illegals over Chicagoans
They're not "illegal," no human being is "illegal," everyone has a right to exist, to be. Don't be xenophobic. To speak using "legal terms," the migrants in this city have asylum and are not here illegally.
@MildredBonkers If you steal, you are a thief. If you murder, you are a murderer. If you illegally immigrate, you are an illegal immigrant.
@@MildredBonkers If ThE ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CAN BOARD A PLANE WITH NO ID THEN YES THERE ARE ILLEGAL
@@MildredBonkers Well hopefully we'll see if Trump becomes president again. If their here illegally or not.
@@paulpowell9499 I've got my doubts about a second trump run. Seeing as how the federal courts repeatedly blocked his initial bans on asylum, I would have my doubts about that as well.
Brandon Johnson should have been a social worker instead of mayor. 😅
Please let the man know that there are blacks on the north side of Chicago also that is why Lightfoot didn't get reelected
Damn man got office start acting like a damn dictator just like Joe Biden
What is he saying ?
Nothing
Eric Adams is a one-term mayor!
😮💨
Please don't allow this guy to serve a full term in office because he's worser than Rahm Emmanuel😢
Wow... did the "reporter" and Mayor work on the script before this "interview". It's not baseball season, but I see a lot of softballs
And y’all will re elect him regardless! Thats the sad part.
How is this a government problem when their cities and states said that they were a sanctuary City this is not a government problem this is a democratic problem
Literally so confusing didn’t they say all are welcome and now it’s the states fault who didn’t have the same motto?
Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to be recalled or just move down to Mexico.
MARK MY WORDS! CTU will be protesting soon. They are going to say there is overcrowding due to the migrant situation, and they want a new contract!!
He raised my property tax
I say trade Brandon johnson for either a 5th or 6th round draft pick for the Bears or cut him to save cap room.
I like this reporter, she's not going for his double talk..
Nice to know there are still a few worthy of the job description.
All that money and free stuff for illegals
Same old, same old…over and over again…what you did, what you did…all BS…answer ONE question, pick a question…everybody else’s fault not his..WOW
Somebody tell that man how to say heinous please
Noone has asked him if he will raise taxes as the interviewer is asking him will he raise taxes. You a slick one my brotha!
"C'mon Man"
Is he ruling for Chicago or just trying to tackle a crisis with our taxes?
This is sick.
U get what you vote for
Lmaoooo the whole city of chicago wanted this clown, from the south side to the north side. 😂😂😂😂😂
Brandon Johnson or City of Chicago declared to be Sanctuary City. Why not help Texas and take every Migrants from Texas. Don’t Blame Texas. Texas need your/Chicago Help! I think Texas is happy that they are not Sanctuary City but still have problems with migrants.
This man has a better side step than DeMar DeRozan lmao. I just live life and pretend we don't even have a mayor tbh.
Incredible how burning through tax money is considered investing.
Just keeps listing his "accomplishments" and pulling the card. Doesn't work on your own people buddy. Or Sabrina.
So about that tax😂
Where is the money coming from?
He's a joke! Can you recall him?
I’m glad I live in indiana now fk that city. I was born and raised there and I hate it now
brandon can really toss the word salad and he uses big words
Liar
Dude answer her questions!… regarding investing in communities…. A brother is working hard 🙄
Panic attack in 3...2...1 hey Lori Lightfoot Brandon called he needs his balls back
Brandon is the worst invester ever.
Children in school on the tax payers backs without us having any say so. We can't be used
Playing with the angle is hard for us as an audience. This could have have been a better interview of the optics were better. Please stop focusing and refocusing the camera so we can really enjoy the interview.
Was this intended to be an interview?
Why shouldn't one view your platform as merely facilitating a network that propagates a certain ideology?
The Mayor claims the Governor of Texas selectively targets Democrat-run cities. However, the reality is the Governor is honoring the requests of immigrants who wish to travel to sanctuary cities, which coincidentally are Democrat-led.
Therein lies a distinction. Shouldn't you, assuming impartiality, either inquire about this or clarify it?
How can sanctuary city advocates, who once defended their status by arguing that undocumented migrants are economically beneficial, boosting productivity and growth, now vocalize concerns about the very burdens they once dismissed?
The foundation for becoming a sanctuary city rested on the belief that immigrants contribute more advantages than disadvantages. Are they now conceding error? And if so, why not acknowledge the misstep?
Why omit to mention that the challenges complained of by sanctuary cities mirror those faced by border states on a much grander scale? Border states contend with hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, yet there are complaints about a fraction of that number being transported by bus to these cities.
Shouldn't it be highlighted that sanctuary cities receiving undocumented migrants is a direct result of a Democrat president failing to secure the border?
Had the president upheld his Constitutional duty to protect our borders, these contentious busloads to sanctuary cities would not exist.
Who truly bears responsibility here?
These are inquiries a neutral journalist would likely pose.
The absence of such questioning only accentuates your bias.
Failing to ask simple questions and permit responses signifies that your platform acts as an extension of the Democrat Party's promotional arm.
To quote Mr Hand from Fast times at Ridgemont high…
“Are you people on dope?”
Brother long wind. He is very wordy. Very good with words. Excellent politician. He will take your head off for a simple yes or no.
You who voted for him need to self-reflect on how you made that choice.
What exactly is a “tremendous conversation”?!
This guy tries to sound educated when he’s not!
Who's the guy who interrupts in the background, and why is he there?
Brandon take the race card out of everything you say and do What Chicago needs is a brown or black or white leader who is a moderate conservative and runs the city equally for the needs of all people.
Paul Vallas would've been a better leader
@@defstar6650 110% Yes It was fixed like all elections in Chicago
Historic disinvestment 😅
Isn't this the city that hasn't had a Republican mayor since the 1940s.
I think she should ask why mayor Beetlejuice wasnt reelected. I mean one could assume that the goals are very similar, no?
Brandon Johnson Doesn't Work for You - Chicago Citizen's
Why are there so many Chicagoans whining in the comments? You literally either voted for this dude or enabled him to get elected. You’re sleeping in the bed you made.
This Joe Biden doing
What a kook
Brandon johnson would be a co worker i would avoid
Y'all signed up for this thinking the money was going to keep coming not thinking about U.S. citizens that's how things go should've known
Certain areas in Illinois should have a meeting. They are willing because they are ______ of hearing Chicago City news and really do send the city positive thinking.
Let’s go Brandon FJB 🤬
JOHNSON IS THE WORST MAJOR THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO CHICAGO BECAUSE HE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT DISTROY OUR ONCE BEAUTIFUL CITY. HE REMINDS ME OF REV. JACKSON ALL THE BIG WORDS AND NOT SAYING ANYTHING 😅
Brandon could make a great running back cause if he sidesteps defenders they way he sidesteps questions he’ll be in the hall of fame. This was a thirty minute with no answers except for its Gov Abbott fault and his shirt was crinkled from the microphone.
Chicago, you are DOOMED
Two liberals coming to painful terms with their unsustainable virtue signaling policies. Priceless.
How about the homeless people
If I lived in Chicago, I wouldn’t vote for this governor. No questions are answered. Just stats spewed off over and over. No specific plan laid out, other than the federal government needing to act. I hope there is a backup plan.
What a joke, how is this guy leading a major city
He's not!
His voters are deeply uneducated when it comes to politics, chicago Democrats has been capitalizing off mass ignorance for decades
He’s not leading but how he got elected was by the Black vote.
It's the responsibility of rich black people to take care of our people not the Government, our conservative ancestors knew this Black Liberals.
This is what y'all voted for this guy is on another planet 😂😂😂
Brandon is back up to his usual double talking skirt the question shenanigans once again🤣. If Sabrina ask him “Hey Brandon would you happen to know the time his response will be everything from disinvestment,kids with summer jobs,Greg Abbott,and the end of fruit stripe gum and when he’s done talking this poor woman has heard everything under the sun yet he never answered her question about what time it is. He’s such a eloquent BS artist with a PHD in wordplay and vernacular trickery 😂😂😂
It needs to be a law, for people who are in positions, where they are supposed to be serving their communities There should be a LIAR DEFLECTING LAW, that states, they have to answer
direct question with direct answers truthfully. Especially ,when the problems are directly affecting the People... Peace s Revolution Family...
How about this citizens of Chicago: RECALL MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON!!!
It’s not rocket science!
He never answered any of the pertinent questions! Reporter tried to ask him several times and he played dumb. One term Mayor!
He’s like the mayor of Robocop 2
So he basically could've forgone his useless education and just be all about compassion...okay mayor...okay
No more blue no matter who!
Answer the questions BRANDDDDDDDDON!
What a wasted interview.
Texas isn't sending migrants to democrat cities. Just SANCTUARY cities. This is what YOU voted for quit blaming everyone but yourselves.
You are a sanctuary city! Sooooo enjoy all new comers!!!!
Government closer to the people.No.you want to grow government.No.
Dude, you are from Elgin…no kidding.