Actual America’s Voice correspondent Ben Bergquam and Chicago native Terry Newsome of the Behind Enemy Lines podcast introduced the fireplace to a press convention earlier the place Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attacked President Trump’s plan to combat again towards sanctuary cities and unlawful aliens.
Throughout the presser at a West Facet lighting manufacturing plant, Pritzker and Johnson reportedly preached about variety, fairness, and inclusion initiatives and pledged to combat off Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
This is available in response to President Trump’s current Government Actions to safe the border and abolish wasteful DEI packages in our authorities. As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump signed a Memorandum putting all federal Variety, Fairness, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) workers on administrative depart, efficient Wednesday at 5 pm, pending the termination of those packages.
Moreover, Trump’s mass deportation efforts have kicked off with Border Czar Tom Homan announcing that unlawful alien raids have been underway as of Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of over 300 violent alien offenders, together with murderers and baby rapists, by Wednesday. Trump has additionally despatched 1,500 additional Army National Guard and Reserve troops to the Southern Border, including to the 1000’s already stationed there.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) performed a large-scale raid in Boston, focusing on prison aliens, together with MS-13 gang members, homicide suspects, and a Haitian gang member with 18 prior convictions. Cullen Linebarger reported for us earlier that one of many captured fugitives freaked out because the Fox Information crew continued to movie, and he gave a shout-out to the people who made his life in America doable: Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
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These are the individuals who Chicago officers care extra about defending than Americans, a few of whom are being raped, robbed, and murdered by these animals.
Bergquam and Newsome have finished intensive work exposing the trafficking and harboring of prison unlawful aliens and Tren De Araugua gang members within the sanctuary metropolis of Chicago.
The duo confronted the Chicago Mayor and Governor Pritzker throughout their press convention on Thursday. Pritzker answered one query from Bergquam however refused to permit him to ask extra.
“Governor, actual fast, the amount of cash that you’ve got spent on harboring illegals during the last 4 years and defending them now, and after Mayor Johnson’s e mail that simply went out yesterday, saying they will spend more cash on defending illegals on the expense of the Americans, particularly, the west aspect and the south aspect; we have got representatives right here. I’ve bought Bob Israel right here. Why not make investments that cash there?” Bergquam requested Pritzker earlier than making an attempt to shoot one other query: “Are you ready to be arrested in the event you do not observe President Trump’s orders?”
Pritzker laughed and shrugged off Bergquam as he requested the questions earlier than he lectured about following the regulation, as his state refuses to do.
Pritzker: [inaudible] within the state of Illinois is about defending the residents of the state of Illinois. That’s what it’s about: the residents. We’ll rise up for anyone who’s standing up for the regulation. We observe the regulation within the state of Illinois. I am very involved that Donald Trump and the federal authorities isn’t going to be following the regulation. Certainly, they’ve proposed eliminating birthright citizenship for a lot of households. Think about. All of us ought to face up for the Structure. This president doesn’t.
Pritzker then ignored Newsome, asking, “What in regards to the Venezuelans? Why do not you collaborate with ICE with the Tren De Aragua and the Venezuelans?”
After remarks from Mayor Brandon Johnson, the press convention ended, and the Johnson ran from Bergquam as he requested, “What in regards to the illegals which can be victimizing the residents? Mayor? Mayor Johnson, what in regards to the illegals which can be victimizing Americans?”
Bergquam then confronted Pritzker, asking, “How a lot cash was spent on defending illegals?” and “Are you receiving any funds from cartels, Sir? Are you receiving any cash from the cartels or is Mayor Johnson receiving any cash from the cartels?”
Watch the total confrontation beneath:
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Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson get hammered purchase actual journalists (aka me and @TerryNewsome357) after bragging about spending $10 million on native small companies whereas spending $ billions defending unlawful aliens! These criminals should be… pic.twitter.com/qmhDT6ra36
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