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On the recordOctober 8, 2025
This president is unstable, unhinged, a double-minded individual that quite frankly is a threat to our democracy, and it's certainly not the first time that Donald Trump has called for the arresting of a Black man unjustly. I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay firm as the mayor of this amazing city.
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Brandon Johnson
Democratic · Illinois

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Johnson's response to Trump's comments about him and Pritzker.

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