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Brandon Johnson: “When I became mayor of the city of Chicago, there were new…”

Featuring: Brandon Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Chicago | Illinois

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One-on-one with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published | Video Starts at 18:47

And the way the governor of Texas has attacked cities like Chicago and New York and Denver, it is wickedness. And with that being said, to your initial point, When I became mayor of the city of Chicago, there were new arrivals already in the city, many of whom who were sleeping on floors at police districts. So imagine going to your local precinct, and there are 30, 40, 50 people, in some cases even more, laying on the floor in the middle of the police district and in airports, all along the streets, it was unmanaged, and buses continued to come. (18:47–18:59)

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