Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson says he and the city's police superintendent have discussed a plan for how to respond if National Guard or other federal troops come into Chicago ... but he's not saying much about it.
"Standing in unity is what's needed when you're fighting against tyranny," Mayor Johnson said after attending a Chicago Federation of Labor event this morning at the Haymarket Memorial, 165 N. Desplaines Ct. He told reporters that he has been in constant communication with police Superintendent Larry Snelling since learning about the potential for a federal presence on Chicago's streets.
"We have strategically placed a plan to allow for residents ... one, to be educated and know their rights, but to ensure that we're maintaining and keeping the peace," said the mayor, without going into specifics.
The mayor also confirmed he's been talking to Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser, whose cities have both seen federal forces patrolling their streets over the last few months. He also said the city's been in contact with the African-American Mayors Association, the Democratic Mayors Alliance and the U.S. Conference of Mayors: "We have a communication line that I believe is keeping us strong."
Where the mayor says the city does not have a strong communication line is with the federal government. He says the city still has heard nothing from the White House.
