Chicago voters showed up in force at a City Council meeting on Wednesday to protest Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for an additional $70 million in taxpayers' funds to be spent on migrants.
Infuriated Black Chicagoans showed up in force at a City Council meeting on Wednesday to protest Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for an additional $70 million in taxpayers' funds to be spent on tackling the city’s migrant crisis, while a petition that would give residents the right to recall the mayor is gathering serious traction.
We need that money in my neighborhood, we need that money on my block,' railed one Black woman wearing a red 'Make America Great Again' cowboy hat. 'So I’m asking ya’ll to use our tax money for our people, we need it.' Another Black woman, donning a 'No More Blue Go Red' top, issued a strong warning to aldermen. 'Vote for the money for these immigrants today and we coming for those seats, you can believe that,' she said.
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