Mayor Johnson – who had nothing worthwhile to say when a Jewish man was targeted in a shooting this past Shabbos – initially stood by the embattled board president, citing Johnson’s remorse and commitment to making amends. However, pressure escalated after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a large majority of Chicago’s council members publicly called for Johnson’s removal.
The social media posts in question, reported by Jewish Insider, were made in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attack and during the subsequent conflict in Gaza. In one post, Johnson wrote, “People have an absolute right to attack their oppressors by any means necessary.” Another post read, “My Jewish colleagues appear drunk with the Israeli power and will live to see their payment.”
Johnson had only been sworn in last week, with Mayor Johnson appointing him to lead the Chicago Board of Education.
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How and why is a piece of trash like this guy involved in higher-up positions in education and politics? Obviously because Chicago is severely broken. Wokely broken.
“past social media posts”? the posts in question were all in the past year, since oct 7, not 20 years ago. which shows how little vetting was done before appointing him to a fat, publicly-funded paycheque.