In a heated exchange that has captured the attention of Chicagoans, reporter William J. Kelly confronts Mayor Brandon Johnson over his controversial stance on immigration and public safety. The showdown escalates when Kelly demands answers about a recent violent crime involving an illegal alien, pressing the mayor on whether he would want ICE to deport the suspect if the victim were his own wife, Stacy. Johnson, visibly frustrated, avoids directly answering the question while attempting to defend his policies, including his views on law enforcement.
The exchange highlights a growing divide in the city regarding public safety, immigration, and community trust. Kelly claims that many residents feel abandoned as Johnson prioritizes support for illegal immigrants over local citizens. Tensions rise as both men refuse to back down, leading to an explosive moment where Kelly insists that the questions reflect the concerns of “real Chicagoans.” This contentious debate raises critical issues around leadership, accountability, and the public’s right to seek answers from elected officials. The full video promises an intense look at the interplay of politics, public safety, and community sentiment in Chicago.
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Civil war ….while he stands there in his taylored suit….pathetic man
This is nothing…..Wait til Mamdani wins NY. It will be the official end of the Democrat party.
Johnson is an ignoramus & a demagogue who will say anything in support of his foolish policy decisions. He knows nothing about the Civil War & therefore can draw absurd parallels between ICE activity in Chicago and the Confederate South. Any person with a modicum of education & decency would refrain from such emotionally-charged & historically inaccurate comparisons. He & AOC must have gone to the same school.
Johnson needs to be arrested and put into mental health prison. Most of the time he makes no sense when he speaks
It sounds like the shitbag mayor is threatening him.
Chicago and Illinois are disgraceful and a total embarrassment to the whole country.
Well Done! HOLD THE MAYOR ACCOUNTABLE!
The mayor is one step lower then the ex mayor of Dalton Illinois Tiffany Henyard
Kudos to this reporter for speaking the truth!
Glad mayor Johnson is getting arrested along with jb pritzker with trumps latest post
Wow That mayor hates his constituents
You are a LIER Mr. MAYOR!!! You have dumped illegals into black neighborhoods abd spent 100's of millions on illegals!!!
There is no addiction to jails. You don’t go there if you don’t commit crimes the overwhelming majority of the time.
Wow! I really appreciate this reporter, William Kelly, for doing his JOB!!
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Johnson is a coward. Who's paying you, Johnson? Cartels control you and your state. The thugs control you and Pritzker because you both are afraid of the gangs and all on the streets fighting ICE.
Both of you are losers. Protect the American people not the illegal rapist and murderers.
Mayor Johnson is a low IQ DEI hires! He only has his job because of the color of his skin!
When I look at him or Pritzker, I get sick…listening to them makes it even worse. Both are absolute scam artists and a disgrace to the city and state!
Democrats destroy every single city they control!
Absolute scumbag of a mayor. And we thought no one could be worse than Lori Lightfoot.
He never answered the question?
Does he need that many police officers to protect him from crime or his constituents?
In essence, "it is open season on everyone except me". POS. How much you want to bet his family and allies have a protective detail too?
The mayor is a narcissist! And narcissists can't handle the truth!!!
Do Chicago natives ever vote for a normal looking person as Mayor? Beetlejuice and now this moron
LOVE THIS REPORTER.
This dudes approval rating is literally the lowest for any politician in history, 6%! If you have 100 Chicagoans in a room 94 of them disapprove of this loser, why does he think doing the same thing is going to work?
Hispanics for Trump
Great reporting William keep up the great work!!!💪🇺🇲
It's a good question but he does ramble too much. He needs to learn how to ask his question succinctly without going into a long speech.
Real Chicagoan here and Johnson is a total loser trying to incite violence!!!
Sounds like a legit question to me..
i pray every night for this racist potatoe head to get his ass ripped apart, and i am confident as soon as he reaches prison, i am gonna applaud till they report his demise.
what a despicable figure in human disguise.
They won't answer the question cause they know it's not going to happen to them
No wonder he has 100 police protecting him? He knows REAL CHICAGOANS JUST WANT TO SHOOT HIM IN THE FACE!!!
Mayor Johnny has an approval of 6%…..6%. And yet, the voters knew what they were getting. Wise up Chicagoans.
Nigga stay on track stop arguing bullshit to try to be right. When you are wrong you change the argument.
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The mayor and that ignorant woman plus his whole administration don't deserve no respect, respect is earned.
Johnson is a literal child. He argues like a 12 year old girl.
WOW! I'd be divorcing Brandon. I would expect my husband to want that criminal deported at the very least. I would really expect my husband to do far more to any one that harmed me and he would.
He's a disgrace and I'm a black male.
Its about time the scumbag mayor is asked some serious questions.
Mr. Kelly, the Mayor's wife is not a politicial figure , you can pin this overbearing, feckless fool of a man to the mat with the cold hard truth without dragging his wife into your commentary. Do not go down into the mud it draws your professional ethics and integrity into question
Whys the mayor always fail to clap back? God he sucks.
DEFUND JOHNSON SECURITY
Johnson will be safest in Federal custody.
The Mayor is a coward and has no empathy
More reporters like him