The crime problem in Chicago continues to be a major issue, though Democrats like Mayor Brandon Johnson seem to think that's just what is required if we're going to have a "fair" society.
These kinds of horrible things should just be part of big city life, according to leftist "leaders" like Mayor Johnson:
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said crime in Chicago is "out of control" and blasted so-called "liberal judges" after a woman was set on fire in the deep-blue city last week — allegedly by a man with 72 prior arrests who had been out on bond despite prosecutors calling for him to be incarcerated.
Trump, speaking at the White House during the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon, again called on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to allow National Guard troops to be deployed to the Windy City to tackle crime amid a wave of recent violent incidents.
The president’s plea came a week after Bethany MaGee, 26, was allegedly set on fire by 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, who has spent decades cycling through the criminal justice system. Additionally, a teenager was fatally shot and at least eight others were injured after two shootings on Friday night in downtown Chicago.
Johnson's response to people pointing out the insanity of releasing violent criminals dozens of times to victimize even more people? It's as crazy as you probably expected:
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: “We can not incarcerate our way out of vioIence... it's racist…”
— America (@america) November 25, 2025
pic.twitter.com/Q3YsLOu9RY
"We can not incarcerate our way out of violence."
El Salvador is one of the biggest success stories when it comes to making the country safer for its citizens, and President Bukele called total BS on Mayor Johnson's lunacy:
You can LITERALLY incarcerate your way out of violence. That’s precisely why incarceration exists in the first place. https://t.co/tL7Dty54Cv pic.twitter.com/r18rnNl1bH
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) November 25, 2025
Bingo!
🚨 BREAKING: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele just BODIED Brandon Johnson after the derelict Chicago mayor claimed, "We can not incarcerate our way out of violence. It's racist!"
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 25, 2025
BUKELE: "You can LITERALLY incarcerate your way out of violence. That’s precisely why… pic.twitter.com/15wg7nTa7a
Another insane leftist Democrat talking point bites the dust.
President @nayibbukele has shown that you CAN incarcerate your way out of violence.
— The Chicago Spectator (@ChiSpectator) November 26, 2025
Here, he's putting Brandon Johnson on an international stage.
Consistently, Chicago makes headlines both national and international for the WRONG reasons. https://t.co/Pn0L5fVz1w
Add this to the list of lefty pivots over these last few years:
Libs in 2020: “put everyone on indefinite house arrest, if it only saves one life lockdowns are necessary”
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) November 25, 2025
Libs in 2025: “we can’t lock up career violent felons, even if a few girls get burned or stabbed on the train every week, it’s a small price to pay for social justice”
"Social justice" was the Dems' 2020 exception to their "stay at home to keep everybody safe" rule. The law abiding are not that party's top priority.
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