of chicago. smashing the car windows, attacking penal. panicking the tourists. they were running from the sound of gunfire. they were jumping up and down cars. you saw they were on top of a bus. one man was attacked and beaten and taken to the hospital. pete: doesn t look like a get together to me. ainsley: brandon johnson, he is the newly elected progressive mayor. he is saying don t demonize them because they re starved of opportunity. this is what he said. in no way do i condemn the destructive opportunity we saw lake front this weekend. unacceptable and no place in our city. it s not constructed to demonize youth otherwise starved of opportunities in their own units. city work together for spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly. under adult guidance and supervision. yeah. where were the parents, to ensure that every part of the city remains welcomed for both residents and visitors. pete: always however. eric adams and new chicago mayor brandon johnson.
if you look t what happened in chicago where the crime was so bad they got rid of their progressive mayor laurie lightfoot and elected a more progressive mayor in brandon johnson. the washington examiner said the fact that chicagoens have elected not reformer but a deformer suggested inner city residents still don t get it or they re all on the payroll of the city governments going bankrupt. eure cities known saved if the voters and these metropolises don t want to be saved. have they just mastered the narrative, liberals? they re so good at this these people are automatically put back in office? you know, california had a net loss of 300,000 citizens last year, the first time in history that we took a loss, and it s continuing. people like bob lee and others that are leaving now they won t even come back to visit after this. the fact is california is losing the tech advantage it had. what i grew up with in this industry, the reason i brought
of chicago. former mayor lori lightfoot applauding johnson s win saying, i congratulate brandon johnson on his hard-fought runoff victory. i will continue to root for the city i call home and work toward more equity and fairness. johnson will focus on issues like defunding the police. he plans to raise taxes on businesses. while crime goes up, 117 murders and the city reporting 7000 thefts of motor vehicles, up staggering 133% from last year. with newly elected progressive mayor, it could be more of the same for the windy city. todd: never underestimate the power of the teacher unions, they won for brandon johnson, they got what they wanted, we ll see what happened.
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