Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faced backlash from residents during a city meeting on his proposed 2025 budget, which allocates significant funds to migrant services. The meeting ended abruptly after protesters voiced their disapproval, leading to a temporary recess for police to clear the hall.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ended a city meeting on his proposed 2025 budget on Monday after residents loudly protested against substantial funding for migrants. While Johnson's 2025 budget narrowly passed on Monday, it came only after the mayor called for a temporary recess to allow police to clear residents from the hall, enabling council members to vote.
It took six weeks of debate for Johnson to secure the 26 votes needed to pass the budget plan, with the opposition successfully removing a proposed $300 million property tax. The plan also adopts a $40 million short-term loan that allows the city to delay paying off its debt, a major point of criticism for many protesters. 'You caused all this money to go to illegal immigrants,' one resident told Johnson during the public comment period. 'Anything that you all pass is not genuine.' Another resident accused Johnson of failing to 'protect the people of Chicago from invasion.' 'He wants to pull a $40 million line of credit and put the city in even more debt,' another resident said. 'It's your fault, because you gave half of the money to illegals.' Johnson also faced criticism over hiring too many staff members and paying them high salaries. Chicago reporter William Kelly told Fox News that Johnson has hired more than 100 staffers, each with a six-figure salary. He argued many of the positions appear unnecessary. 'The vice mayor, a guy named Alderman Burnett, convicted of bank robbery, armed robbery, spent time in jail, he's getting paid in addition to his aldermanic salary almost half a mil to be ‘vice mayor,’ which essentially has no duties or responsibilities other than waiting to possibly become mayor if something were to happen to Mayor Johnson,' Kelly said
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