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Sandra Smith, a born-and-raised Chicagoan, called it like it is—Democrats like Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have turned the Windy City into the Withered City. Sandra Smith: “I come from a unique perspective of born and raised Chicagoan. I say leaders like Governor JB Pritzker, and the...

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WATCH: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker comes out strongly today against Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s “head tax” proposal. “I am absolutely foursquare opposed to a head tax for the city of Chicago. It penalizes the very thing that we want, which is more employment in the city of Chicago. It makes it very hard to attract companies from outside the city to come in and harder for companies already here to stay.” Pritzker also said Johnson needs to work harder to find efficiencies in the city budget, rather than threatening the economic growth of the city and state with a new tax on jobs. “Balancing the budget for the state of Illinois and for the city of Chicago is vital. It can’t be ignored, it has to be done, but it shouldn’t be done with a head tax in the city of Chicago… “I am confident the city can do it. Look, you’ve got to start with efficiencies. You’ve got to go into city government—and I haven’t seen any of that in this budget so far. That’s going to have to happen because there are going to be changes. People are not going to like certain kinds of revenue enhancements that he’s got in his budget. So you’ve got to find efficiencies, and there are efficiencies to be found—some with technology, some because we have departments doing things that maybe we don’t need done. And finally, how about we do our best to attract, retain, and grow businesses in the city of Chicago, because that, again, is the best way for us to pay the bills.” Under Johnson’s proposal all companies employing 100+ people in Chicago would have to pay a tax of $21 per employee per month. As Pritzker correctly points out, it’s a punishment for creating jobs.
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WATCH: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker comes out strongly today against Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s “head tax” proposal. “I am absolutely foursquare opposed to a head tax for the city of Chicago. It penalizes the very thing that we want, which is more employment in the city of Chicago. It makes it very hard to attract companies from outside the city to come in and harder for companies already here to stay.” Pritzker also said Johnson needs to work harder to find efficiencies in the city budget, rather than threatening the economic growth of the city and state with a new tax on jobs. “Balancing the budget for the state of Illinois and for the city of Chicago is vital. It can’t be ignored, it has to be done, but it shouldn’t be done with a head tax in the city of Chicago… “I am confident the city can do it. Look, you’ve got to start with efficiencies. You’ve got to go into city government—and I haven’t seen any of that in this budget so far. That’s going to have to happen because there are going to be changes. People are not going to like certain kinds of revenue enhancements that he’s got in his budget. So you’ve got to find efficiencies, and there are efficiencies to be found—some with technology, some because we have departments doing things that maybe we don’t need done. And finally, how about we do our best to attract, retain, and grow businesses in the city of Chicago, because that, again, is the best way for us to pay the bills.” Under Johnson’s proposal all companies employing 100+ people in Chicago would have to pay a tax of $21 per employee per month. As Pritzker correctly points out, it’s a punishment for creating jobs.

Austin Berg

231,876 views • 10 months ago

A man from Chicago went on a rant about the city’s crime and called the teenagers who participate in street takeovers “domestic terrorists.” He also referred to Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker as communists, accusing them of protecting criminals.
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A man from Chicago went on a rant about the city’s crime and called the teenagers who participate in street takeovers “domestic terrorists.” He also referred to Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker as communists, accusing them of protecting criminals.

Goofies Of Chicago

29,624 views • 28 days ago

Food fight: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fires back at Gov. JB Pritzker on WVON today. “The disconnect is we do come from different experiences. I’m not a billionaire. I’m not the heir to billions of dollars…the governor and I had different upbringings. He doesn’t know what it’s like to open up a refrigerator [and] ain’t no food in it.” Whatever you think of Pritzker, Johnson, or the Bears deal, this public escalation is bad for Chicagoans.
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Food fight: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fires back at Gov. JB Pritzker on WVON today. “The disconnect is we do come from different experiences. I’m not a billionaire. I’m not the heir to billions of dollars…the governor and I had different upbringings. He doesn’t know what it’s like to open up a refrigerator [and] ain’t no food in it.” Whatever you think of Pritzker, Johnson, or the Bears deal, this public escalation is bad for Chicagoans.

Austin Berg

519,850 views • 3 months ago

Between Governor JB Pritzker, Kim Foxx, Mayor Brandon Johnson Brandon Johnson & Lori Lightfoot downtown #Chicago & so many other areas have been destroyed as a result of what seems like a tolerance to behavior like we see in this video. #Twill #Illinois
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Between Governor JB Pritzker, Kim Foxx, Mayor Brandon Johnson Brandon Johnson & Lori Lightfoot downtown #Chicago & so many other areas have been destroyed as a result of what seems like a tolerance to behavior like we see in this video. #Twill #Illinois

Mr. Chicago

22,640 views • 1 year ago

Trump TORCHES Brandon Johnson & JB Pritzker: "Then I have to listen to the mayor who's got a 5% approval rate, maybe less. He's an incompetent man, and the governor's an incompetent guy. He's a guy that was thrown out of his family business like a dog."😂
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Trump TORCHES Brandon Johnson & JB Pritzker: "Then I have to listen to the mayor who's got a 5% approval rate, maybe less. He's an incompetent man, and the governor's an incompetent guy. He's a guy that was thrown out of his family business like a dog."😂

Daily Wire

193,995 views • 10 months ago

🚨NEW: Stephen A. Smith *LAYS INTO* Dem Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over crime stance🚨 "There is no question that there has been big, big, big-time problems in the streets of Chicago! And I don't want to hear a d*mn word from Mayor Johnson!" "Talking about 'things are being overblown' and bringing up talks about racism!" Daily Caller
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🚨NEW: Stephen A. Smith *LAYS INTO* Dem Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over crime stance🚨 "There is no question that there has been big, big, big-time problems in the streets of Chicago! And I don't want to hear a d*mn word from Mayor Johnson!" "Talking about 'things are being overblown' and bringing up talks about racism!" Daily Caller

Jason Cohen 🇺🇸

256,698 views • 11 months ago

The threats, harassment, and obstructions endured by ICE agents operating in Chicago seen here are a direct result of calls for incitement from Mayor Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker. Johnson has called on progressives to "resist" and protests and Pritzker has called for "mass protests, mobilization, and disruption." This language is what led to the fatal shooting of an illegal in Franklin Park. The responsibility for any ICE agent who suffers injury is on Johnson and Pritzker.
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The threats, harassment, and obstructions endured by ICE agents operating in Chicago seen here are a direct result of calls for incitement from Mayor Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker. Johnson has called on progressives to "resist" and protests and Pritzker has called for "mass protests, mobilization, and disruption." This language is what led to the fatal shooting of an illegal in Franklin Park. The responsibility for any ICE agent who suffers injury is on Johnson and Pritzker.

Chicago Contrarian

29,064 views • 11 months ago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson thanks the city for a successful and largely peaceful DNC. "In the words of Skytown's own Angel Reese, "What they gonna say now?' ... I want to thank every single Chicagoan for setting the record straight once and for all."
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson thanks the city for a successful and largely peaceful DNC. "In the words of Skytown's own Angel Reese, "What they gonna say now?' ... I want to thank every single Chicagoan for setting the record straight once and for all."

Heartland Signal

233,654 views • 2 years ago

Governor JB Pritzker A few! 🤩 more like 30+ were taken out. But here’s the real problem. This is the AUDIO from yesterday as Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago police officers to NOT ASIST DHS agents. Democrats play with the lives of law enforcement and the citizens they are to protect.
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Governor JB Pritzker A few! 🤩 more like 30+ were taken out. But here’s the real problem. This is the AUDIO from yesterday as Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago police officers to NOT ASIST DHS agents. Democrats play with the lives of law enforcement and the citizens they are to protect.

MyMonkeyDoesntStink

12,721 views • 10 months ago

Gov. Pritzker says Mayor Johnson has “no plan” to keep Bears in Chicago: “He has come up with no plan at all about how the Bears would end up in the city of Chicago. So, that's problematic. I'd love them to be in the city, but we are three years in now, and he still has no plan.”
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Gov. Pritzker says Mayor Johnson has “no plan” to keep Bears in Chicago: “He has come up with no plan at all about how the Bears would end up in the city of Chicago. So, that's problematic. I'd love them to be in the city, but we are three years in now, and he still has no plan.”

Brenden Moore

1,544,662 views • 3 months ago

🚨 BREAKING: Border Commander Greg Bovino announces 100 NATIONAL GUARD have just arrived at the ICE facility in Chicago - and he has a message for Gov. Pritzker trying to stop it "We have a governor and mayor that WANT crime to happen in the city, that are ADVOCATES of criminal illegal aliens harming American citizens!" Bovino is crushing it, at the forefront of Chicago operations. "These same politicians are INCREASING VIOLENCE against law enforcement, riots and lawlessness - THAT'S why you now have National Guard. To take care of business." "Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson DON'T seem to want to." 💯 Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino
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🚨 BREAKING: Border Commander Greg Bovino announces 100 NATIONAL GUARD have just arrived at the ICE facility in Chicago - and he has a message for Gov. Pritzker trying to stop it "We have a governor and mayor that WANT crime to happen in the city, that are ADVOCATES of criminal illegal aliens harming American citizens!" Bovino is crushing it, at the forefront of Chicago operations. "These same politicians are INCREASING VIOLENCE against law enforcement, riots and lawlessness - THAT'S why you now have National Guard. To take care of business." "Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson DON'T seem to want to." 💯 Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino

Eric Daugherty

91,098 views • 10 months ago

Shooting just happened right here in Chicago. This is what we see every day right here in our city. Just like this, right here. But Mayor Brandon Johnson , Governor JB Pritzker and your alderman won’t address it. They won’t say a word because, remember, they told you crime was down and that it’s Donald J. Trump fault for everything. So, happy Black History Month. Chicago Flips Red #votered
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Shooting just happened right here in Chicago. This is what we see every day right here in our city. Just like this, right here. But Mayor Brandon Johnson , Governor JB Pritzker and your alderman won’t address it. They won’t say a word because, remember, they told you crime was down and that it’s Donald J. Trump fault for everything. So, happy Black History Month. Chicago Flips Red #votered

Danielle Carter-Walters

29,805 views • 6 months ago

JB Pritzker: “He’s defunding our efforts to fight crime so that he can send troops into the city of Chicago for one reason. It’s about the elections in 2026 and about interrupting our ability to have a fair and free election. It’s for that purpose and not about fighting crime.”
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JB Pritzker: “He’s defunding our efforts to fight crime so that he can send troops into the city of Chicago for one reason. It’s about the elections in 2026 and about interrupting our ability to have a fair and free election. It’s for that purpose and not about fighting crime.”

Marco Foster

306,924 views • 1 year ago

On behalf of Chicago Flips Red, we send our deepest condolences to the family during this heartbreaking time. No words can ease the pain of such a loss, and our prayers are with you. What makes this even harder is knowing our city’s leaders Mayor Brandon Johnson , Governor JB Pritzker, and the Democrats, continue to gaslight,and ignore the suffering of residents while keeping themselves and their families safe. Crime is not down in our communities, or city,and families like yours are paying the price. At Chicago Flips Red, we are committed to fighting for safer neighborhoods, stronger communities, and real leadership that values every life. Together, we will take our city and state back so no more families have to endure this kind of tragedy. Donald J. Trump Karoline Leavitt
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On behalf of Chicago Flips Red, we send our deepest condolences to the family during this heartbreaking time. No words can ease the pain of such a loss, and our prayers are with you. What makes this even harder is knowing our city’s leaders Mayor Brandon Johnson , Governor JB Pritzker, and the Democrats, continue to gaslight,and ignore the suffering of residents while keeping themselves and their families safe. Crime is not down in our communities, or city,and families like yours are paying the price. At Chicago Flips Red, we are committed to fighting for safer neighborhoods, stronger communities, and real leadership that values every life. Together, we will take our city and state back so no more families have to endure this kind of tragedy. Donald J. Trump Karoline Leavitt

Danielle Carter-Walters

67,052 views • 1 year ago

WATCH: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson lets it slip that he is the only big city mayor in the country who presides directly over City Council. “Chicago is unique in that the mayor, the executive, presides over the legislative branch,” Johnson said. “Don’t get any ideas you all. It’s working well for me.” I believe this is the first time a Chicago mayor has acknowledged this freakish governance structure in public. Chicago’s mayor is also the only big city mayor in the country who directly fills City Council vacancies. Chicago City Council should elect its own president to preside over the legislative branch. And get the mayor out of council appointments. These governance rules typically live in a city charter. But Chicago is the only major city in the country without a charter. So these rules live in state law.
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WATCH: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson lets it slip that he is the only big city mayor in the country who presides directly over City Council. “Chicago is unique in that the mayor, the executive, presides over the legislative branch,” Johnson said. “Don’t get any ideas you all. It’s working well for me.” I believe this is the first time a Chicago mayor has acknowledged this freakish governance structure in public. Chicago’s mayor is also the only big city mayor in the country who directly fills City Council vacancies. Chicago City Council should elect its own president to preside over the legislative branch. And get the mayor out of council appointments. These governance rules typically live in a city charter. But Chicago is the only major city in the country without a charter. So these rules live in state law.

Austin Berg

154,619 views • 6 months ago