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On the recordAugust 30, 2025
Well, it’s because there’s clearly a disdain for working people. Instead of the federal government and the president of the United States of America focusing in on how we can drive unemployment down in our communities, how we can make sure that people can put food on their table, and to ensure that every single child has access to a high-quality education, he has done the opposite of that. He has, again, sown seeds of division and working to, not only divide communities, but conquer them.
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Brandon Johnson
Democratic · Illinois

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Johnson criticizes the Trump administration's focus on Chicago and its impact on working people.

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