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From Fox News: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson booted members of the public from a city meeting on his proposed 2025 budget on Monday after residents vocally protested against extensive funding for migrants.
While Johnson’s 2025 budget narrowly passed on Monday, it was only after the mayor ordered a temporary recess to allow police to clear residents from the hall to allow council members to vote.
It took six weeks of debate for Johnson to secure the 26 votes necessary to pass the budget plan, with the opposition succeeding in removing a proposed $300 million property tax.
The plan also adopts a $40 million short-term loan that allows the city to delay paying off its debt, a major point of criticism for many of the protesters.
During the public comments part of the meeting, Chicago residents stood up and one by one, tore into the radical mayor for his massive spending, and for putting illegal aliens ahead of citizen residents.
One resident blasted Johnson for failing to “protect the people of Chicago from invasion.”
“You caused all this money to go to illegal immigrants. Anything that you all pass is not genuine,” another said.
“He wants to pull a $40 million line of credit and put the city in even more debt. It’s your fault, because you gave half of the money to illegals,” another person declared.
In a Fox & Friends interview Tuesday morning, Chicago reporter William Kelly said Johnson has hired over 100 staffers, some for positions that appear frivolous, and each of them is receiving a six-figure salary.
WATCH:
.@Williamjkelly on Chicago Mayor Johnson being grilled by residents at ‘chaotic’ meeting. pic.twitter.com/SBO4Rh0hdG
— Fox & Friends First (@FoxFriendsFirst) December 17, 2024
In a social media post, Kelly thanked Fox News for the interview and explained:
“In the end, Johnson was forced to drop all property taxes—but he left in plenty of “goodies” for his allies who voted yes. That includes Vice Mayor and Alderman Walter Burnett, a former convicted bank robber who now collects a $500,000 salary. The irony is that this budget is nothing short of highway robbery on the people of Chicago and the people think Johnson is a thief for pushing it.”
A BIG THANK YOU to @FoxNews and @FoxFriendsFirst for having me on to talk about the passage of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17 BILLION budget and $165 MILLION in new taxes on residents and businesses. In the end, Johnson was forced to drop all property taxes—but he left in… pic.twitter.com/9A1fXFIowu
— Reporter William J. Kelly #thatreporter (@Williamjkelly) December 17, 2024
One Chicago resident, known as ‘The Chicago Conservative’, ripped both Kamala Harris and Brandon Johnson to SHREDS over their massive spending and debt.
“You spent over $574 million on illegal immigrants here in Chicago since 2022,” the man also scolded Johnson, adding that Tom Homan is trying to clean up the city, and he doesn’t believe Johnson should challenge him over it.
“We need Tom Homan here in Chicago! We need Donald Trump!” he declared. He told his fellow Chicago residents to “stop voting these people [Democrats] in!” and noted this shouldn’t be about Democrats or Republicans, or about race, but it is about getting rid of the ‘establishment.’
“It looks like Democrats are bad with money,” he declared.
The man also announced that Brandon Johnson spent $32,000 in campaign funds on hair and makeup.
WATCH:
Below is a video of the entire Chicago city council meeting on Monday. A number of residents showed up wear red shirts and red MAGA hats.
It got really wild at one point, when protesters from the other side held up a large anti-deportation poster defending illegal aliens.
The video is set to begin at the point the public comments started:
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