Just GO, Brandon: Chicago Residents LIGHT UP Mayor Brandon Johnson At Public Hearing

Posted • November 16, 2024: Yesterday, we reported something historic out of the city of Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson, who had promised Chicago residents that he would not raise their taxes, recently proposed a $300 million property tax hike (shocker, right?). But in a stunning rebuke, the Chicago City Council unanimously rejected his proposal by a vote of 50-0. Fifty. To. ZERO. To anyone accustomed to how Chicago politics usually works -- everyone going along with what the Democrat machine proposes (or, more precisely, dictates) -- this was an amazing rejection of that ignoble tradition. Contrary to what Jussie Smollett might tell us, Chicago is not, in fact, 'MAGA country.' There are 47 Democrats on the city council to only three Republicans. His own party told Johnson to take his tax hike and stuff it. We were curious as to how this could happen in a city that has had one-party rule for long beyond this writer's entire lifetime.

Then we saw an incredible video from the public hearing on Johnson's tax proposal and it became clear that the citizens of Chicago have had enough of Johnson's horrible leadership. Please enjoy the following three and a half minutes of Chicago residents taking a figurative flamethrower to Johnson, his tax hikes, and the rest of his policies: Pissed off Chicago residents slam Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to his face, celebrate President Trump's victory. OOF. That, as they say, is going to leave a mark. No wonder the city council trounced Johnson's bill. Chicagoans made it very clear that -- in the words of Twisted Sister -- they're not going to take it anymore. We particularly enjoyed the first speaker taunting Johnson about Donald Trump's recent landslide victory, but other themes emerged across all speakers, particularly residents being fed up with using their tax dollars to fund and protect illegal immigrants. (…)

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