Brandon Johnson mayor described Tuesday as a “terrorist” of President Donald Trump's threats to block billions in federal financing from resort cities and cut financing to educational areas in Chicago and other major cities that are committed to diversity of policies, stocks and inclusion.
Johnson said: “An attempt to force your will to break the spirit of workers in order to have a conversation – this terrorism. We will not negotiate with the terrorists,” Johnson said.
The mayor was asked whether Trump was terrorist.
Johnson said: “No. What I am saying is to try to carry people as hostages and manipulate them to surrender to his will and then, hold our tax dollars – so the terrorists act,” Johnson said. “The Chicago people will not carry a ransom.”
Last week, Trump delivered the latest in a series of shots across the bow of the city, which has long been one of his favorite political punching bags.
In a publication on social media, the president warned that he “works on papers to block all federal funding for any city or state that allows these traps of death !!!” He added: “No more cities of the sanctuary! They protect criminals, not victims. They are angry with our country and are mocking it all over the world.”
At his weekly news conference in the city hall on Tuesday, Johnson did not show any signs of his intimidation due to the threat of a loss of $ 3.5 billion in the annual federal grants of the city and $ 1.3 billion in public schools in Chicago.
Instead, the mayor took his running runner with Trump to another.
Johnson made his remarks after he was asked whether he was open to visit the White House to meet Trump – as did the Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen and is recently practicing and former mayor Lori Light Vive during the first period of Trump – “to exchange the circuit” and prevent federal funds from re -Cijo.
The mayor said: “Outside the 2016 world series ring … I do not accept the ring.”
Johnson said that if Trump wanted to open a dialogue with Chicago, he is “open and ready to speak with anyone” just as Dr. Martin Luther King Junior met with former mayor Richard Diyala – although hostility between the two leaders was well known.
The mayor said: “There is a long history of black political leaders talking to people who may not see us as a first degree … Frederick Douglas spoke to the individuals (who) counted it two thirds of a person.”
But Johnson said that any meeting faced to face with Trump will have to be held at the mayor's office on the fifth floor of the city hall.
“I am happy to talk to him. But I will tell him the truth. You have to appear to workers in this city, in this country-the Oligarshists and the rich are not super. This is what we have destroyed.
Johnson added: “He must reach here as soon as possible, because people in Chicago and this country really needs to attend workers,” Johnson added.
Lightfoot and former mayor Emmanuel have enjoyed standing for Trump. The president was very popular in Chicago, and Trump's criticism was a political game that is not at risk and high -deduction.
The same applies to Johnson, whose general approval categories were suffering from one numbers.
This is what Johnson, who was widely trained, who tried to carefully do when he was called to Capitol Hill last month to testify before the House of Representatives Supervision Committee in the position of the city of Malaz Chicago, which prevents Chicago police officers from cooperating with immigration agents and customs heapon (ICE).
But Johnson was seen by many as shy that day, in order to avoid saying anything that could be used against Chicago in the lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against the city.
On Tuesday, the gloves were parked.
The mayor said he was “no coincidence” that the governor of the state of Texas, the Republican state, Greg Abbott “attacked our city” by sending a load of immigrants to Chicago.
Johnson, dominated by the migrant crisis and racist fire in which she participated, said: “They were working to destabilize the cities that were democratically managed (f) to do this under the guise of immigration reform … they wanted chaos,” said Johnson, who was dominated by the migrant crisis and the racist fire in which she participated.
“Unfortunately, this president is determined to destabilize cities like Chicago, which is incredible and sometimes feels that it is not interesting at times that this individual refuses to identify the value of the cities of this country.”
As for the threat of CPS financing, Johnson said it can be predicted.
Johnson said: “When the forces want to intimidate, erode and disrupt democracies, they pursue institutions, especially our public institutions,” Johnson said. “There are individuals who believe a firm belief that teaching black history, the Asian -American history is a threat to their privilege.”
