CNN's Poppy Harlow called out Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after he dodged taking blame for the death of a child that occurred at a migrant shelter.
“What I’ve worked to do instead of having chaos is provide some structure and calm around this situation, and without significant federal support. This is not sustainable,” the mayor said on the national news network.
As 2023 draws to a close, here’s a suggestion for an early resolution for our leaders. Let’s make 2024 the year of shouldering responsibility. One official we hope is listening is Brandon Johnson, who’s been anything but a “buck stops here” kind of mayor in 2023. The latest, and maybe worst, example of this was the mayor’s recent self-pitying finger-pointing at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after .
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Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero died Sunday afternoon after suffering a medical episode at the migrant shelter on Cermak Road and Halsted Street where the family was staying, according to police. Autopsy results were still pending Thursday afternoon.