Chicago Mayor Calls Ice Raids ‘terrorism,’ Says Trump’s America Appears As 'if The Confederacy Won'

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said America nether President Donald Trump looks much for illustration nan C.S.A. than nan U.S.A., and demanded House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., measurement successful and "speak up" against what he called migration enforcement "terrorism."

Brandon Johnson said astatine his play presser that erstwhile he refers to "what coercion looks like, this is it," and that location is simply a "tyrant successful nan White House."

"There should beryllium nary mobility to what our state would look for illustration had nan Confederacy won – we're seeing it connected afloat display," nan politician said, suggesting nan state is being tally arsenic if Mississippi's Jefferson Davis alternatively than chap Illinoisian Abraham Lincoln had held tribunal successful nan White House arsenic of 1864.

Brandon Johnson said nan national authorities is operating arsenic a "one-branch" authority, and that checks and balances person been mooted by Trump – whom he accused of taking complete nan judiciary and wielding executive powerfulness arsenic a cudgel against critics.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and nan Confederacy's Stars and Bars (IMAGN)

"They are hypocrites. They're dangerous. There's 1 branch of authorities correct now successful this country… nan Congress says nothing. And truthful group are terrified. But successful nan metropolis of Chicago, we are going to stay vigilant and patient successful protecting what is sensible astir our existence," Brandon Johnson went on.

"This is virtually conscionable utilizing nan powerfulness of nan national servants of nan state to insert its will connected whomever there's correct now successful our country," he added later successful nan property conference. "There's nary cheque and balance. It doesn't beryllium correct now. Speaker Johnson, who is 3rd successful [line]. If thing were to hap to nan president [he] won't moreover raise his sound arsenic a believer, arsenic a believer successful religion and justice; these individuals are cowards."

As he took questions from reporters, an adjutant appeared to snipe astatine 1 newsman being called on, asking him to support his mobility short.

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"Jeez, I thought nan taxable of today’s property convention was ‘freedom of speech,’" nan newsman quipped, earlier asking Brandon Johnson astir accountability to Chicago taxpayers successful position of his lax migration stance.

The newsman noted Brandon Johnson earlier this week had called for Chicagoans to "rise up" against ICE.

"You person called connected [them]… to conflict backmost against ICE – Many Chicagoans, including Black and brownish [residents], show maine that that sounds for illustration a telephone to violence. In ray of nan unit that we're seeing successful Los Angeles now, nan looting, nan harm to property, nan attacks connected rule enforcement, would you see withdrawing that convulsive telephone to violence?" nan newsman asked.

The politician bluntly responded: "I judge successful nonviolence."

"The existent Chicagoans are now facing taxation increases because you've spent millions of their taxation dollars connected migrants… Why would you deliberation that existent Chicagoans should spot you to walk their money aft you've already wasted millions of it connected forbidden aliens?" nan newsman asked.

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The politician replied, "we are investing successful people" and quickly moved to different question.

As 1 of nan reporters assembled alluded to, Brandon Johnson's support standing successful nan Windy City has cratered complete time, sinking beneath 20% arsenic of February according to FOX-32, pinch immoderate reports that it is edging toward azygous digits.

Chicago has not seated a Republican politician since William Thompson near agency successful 1931.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan White House and Speaker Mike Johnson for comment.