Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called a press conference earlier today to announce the newly appointed members of the Chicago School Board. Johnson had to appoint these interim members because just last week, the entire Chicago School Board resigned.
Today’s bizarre press conference was just another episode in the chaotic and feckless tenure of Johnson’s administration. Here are some of the highlights from today:
A reporter asked for the new board members about their support for Johnson’s plans to take out a high interest loan to cover the cost of demands of the Chicago Teachers Union. Johnson refused to let the board members answer.
Johnson was asked about his plans to take a trip to London amidst the ongoing school crisis in Chicago. The mayor’s trip happens to coincide with a Chicago Bears game being played in London on Sunday.
Protestors interrupted Johnson’s prepared remarks by chanting that the new board members were “not legit”. In response, the mayor chose to invoke race.
Johnson took shots as critics of his strategy to take on high interest debt to finance the demands of CTU. Apparently, fiscal discipline is the same things as … slavery?