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Mayor Johnson responds after President Trump criticized his meeting with Pope Leo – CBS2 (Chicago)
In a post on social media, the president said, "Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!" Johnson responded to the post, saying, in part, "Someone should explain to the president that he's only making it harder for working families to make ends meet."
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“Someone should explain to the president that he’s only making it harder for working families to make ends meet.”?
Says the Mayor who would Raise Taxes and Fees on Chicagoans at the drop of a hat if he could to make sure the CTU and other Public Employee Unions get More Money for worse outcomes.
Again his stupidity is out there for all the world to see.
Mayor Stupid retorts with a rather Pee Wee Hermanish answer as expected.
Q: “ Mayor Johnson, what are you going to do about rampant crime in Chicago?”
A: “ Irene Dunn was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1904.”
Thanks mayor. Real helpful.