Chicago’s liberal mayor Brandon Johnson is in hot water with the Department of Justice. The DOJ launched an investigation after Johnson bragged about hiring Black officials for top city positions. This is what happens when Democrats put race above qualifications.
Johnson couldn’t help himself during a church speech on Sunday. He proudly listed all the “Black women” and “Black men” running city departments. He even said his administration is 45% Black, which is far more than the city’s population.
The Justice Department wasted no time responding to this clear violation of our laws. By Monday, they sent a letter to Johnson demanding answers about Chicago’s hiring practices. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act makes it illegal to hire based on skin color.
Americans deserve leaders who pick the best person for the job, period. We don’t need quotas or race-based hiring that divides our country. Johnson’s comments reveal what conservatives have been saying for years about the left’s obsession with identity politics.
The mayor tried to defend himself by claiming “when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else.” This kind of us-versus-them thinking has no place in government. All Americans should be treated equally under the law.
President Trump’s Justice Department is finally enforcing civil rights laws as they were intended. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon specifically called out six instances where Johnson boasted about hiring officials based on race. No American should face discrimination, regardless of their skin color.
Chicago residents deserve better than a mayor who divides people by race. Imagine if a Republican mayor had bragged about hiring White people for all top positions. The media would be demanding their resignation immediately.
This investigation sends a clear message to liberal politicians across America. Your woke hiring practices aren’t just bad policy – they’re illegal. It’s time to return to an America where hard work and merit matter more than checking diversity boxes.
