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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:21 PM Tuesday

Truth speak: Chicago Mayor Johnson and Rep Jayapal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-lashes-out-at-reporter-over-illegal-alien-term-racist-nasty-language/ar-AA1Perij

Chicago mayor lashes out at reporter over 'illegal alien' term: 'Racist, nasty language'

Story by Sophia Compton
Posted October 25, 2025

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson erupted at a reporter on Friday after they used the term "illegal aliens" during a press briefing, slamming the phrase as "racist" and "nasty."

In a video posted Saturday to the official Instagram account of the Chicago mayor, a reporter asked Johnson about a report on city spending related to "illegal aliens" in Chicago that he was allegedly required to file with the White House.

Johnson immediately pushed back on the language.

We don't have illegal aliens," Johnson said to the reporter. "I don't know if that's from some sort of sci-fi message that you wish you've had… Well listen, the legal term for my people were slaves. You want me to use that term too? So, look, let's just get the language right. We're talking about undocumented individuals that are human beings."

… more … listen to Jayapal correct undocumented is civil not criminal
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