Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson seems to have rebranded himself as a conservative solely to save lots of his political profession and safe a soft job as Trump’s Secretary of Housing and City Growth.
Johnson is greatest identified for leaping off the Democrats’ sinking ship late final yr and switching social gathering affiliation to Republican. However a few of his now-deleted social media posts have resurfaced, exposing his radical left and anti-Trump views.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Johnson is now vying for a spot in President-Elect Donald Trump’s cupboard, in line with sources near the administration.
It’s unclear whether or not he jumped on the Trump bandwagon final yr with this intention or not, however a few of his so-called earlier views are up to now left that his supposedly newfound views do not appear honest. He wasn’t a average Democrat who determined his social gathering had gotten too radical. He is among the radicals.
We reported yesterday on Johnson’s January 30, 2017 tweet, decrying Trump’s govt order “Defending the Nation From International Terrorist Entry Into The US.” He incorrectly labeled the EO a “Muslim Ban” and acknowledged, “this ill-advised govt order may very well make People much less secure by fueling harmful xenophobic sentiments…”
In a publish responding to Governor Greg Abbott banning sanctuary cities, the open borders Mayor stated, “Now, greater than ever, we should stand w/ our immigrant neighborhood” and referred to as on Texas to “resist the anti-immigrant efforts of the Rs.” The publish ended with the hashtag “NoBanNoWallNoRaids.”
The Gateway Pundit additional reported on the anti-Trump Mayor’s reward for Obama in a 2018 tweet the place he bashed Trump as soon as once more:
Johnson additionally praised Russiagate hoaxer Adam Schiff, James Comey, and Black Lives Matter in since-deleted tweets, The Gateway Pundit reported.
Along with urging folks to “keep woke” and saying {that a} Trump presidency is “every part we feared” for uninsured, LGBTQ, and minority people, Johnson additionally condemned a chunk of laws in Texas that may preserve boys out of the lady’s restrooms. He claimed that the invoice “forces weak #transgender Texans to be singled out and topic to additional discrimination.” Embedded within the publish is a transgender flag picture that reads “defend transgender youth.”
In one other tweet concerning the rest room invoice, he referred to as on lawmakers to “defend our transgender neighborhood” whereas endorsing a declare by former Dallas Mayor Democrat Mike Rawlings that there is no hazard for girls in public restrooms.
He additionally praised the violence-inciting radical left Congresswoman Maxine Waters and praised her confidence and wokeness.
As not too long ago as 2020, Johnson has overtly supported Barack Obama. He introduced in June 2020 that he was signing Obama’s Mayors Pledge and specializing in “justice and fairness.” Obama’s pledge, formally titled “The Reimagining Policing Pledge,” requires cities to “redefine public security and fight systemic racism inside legislation enforcement” by radically altering police insurance policies, reminiscent of use-of-force insurance policies. Dallas, Texas continues to be listed as a pledged neighborhood.
We do not want a DEI Marxist serving within the Division of Housing and City Growth.