{"id":2236613,"date":"2024-05-03T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-apparently-tries-to-escape-reporters-refuses-to-answer-questions\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:21:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:21:04","slug":"watch-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-apparently-tries-to-escape-reporters-refuses-to-answer-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-apparently-tries-to-escape-reporters-refuses-to-answer-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Allegedly Dodges Reporters, Declines Questioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-apparently-tries-to-escape-reporters-refuses-to-answer-questions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062video captured Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago evading media questions about\u200c the\u2063 arrest linked to Officer Luis Huesca&#8217;s death. Johnson&#8217;s office disputed the footage, claiming it \u200dwasn&#8217;t him. The mayor \u200bfaced criticism for \u200davoiding press interactions and was banned from attending\u200c Huesca&#8217;s memorial, reflecting \u2062ongoing tensions with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY Times\u2019 Maggie Haberman Attacks President Trump Over White House Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">press corps<\/a>. The \u200dfootage shows Mayor Brandon Johnson\u2064 of \u200dChicago \u200bavoiding media queries\u2062 regarding the\u200d arrest \u200cin Officer Luis Huesca&#8217;s case. Johnson&#8217;s office denied his involvement in the video, \u200cleading to criticism for\u200b evading the press and being barred from Huesca&#8217;s\u2062 memorial, highlighting strained \u200drelations with the media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/%20\"><span>Richard Moorhead<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 3, 2024 at 9:25am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Can Chicago\u2019s mayor take the heat?<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Brandon Johnson fled from members of the media who sought to question him on Thursday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/top-videos-home\/watch-chicagos-mayor-seen-running-away-from-nbc-5s-mary-ann-ahern\/3427246\/?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMAQ-TV<\/a> video that later was disputed by the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, at least two different reporters were seen seeking Johnson\u2019s comments on an arrest made in connection to the shooting death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-cubs-pitcher-forced-remove-glove-american-flag-distraction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a> Police Department Officer Luis Huesca.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Mayor, why do you have to run from us?\u201d one reporter asked the Democratic mayor as he apparently fled.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW VIDEO: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagosMayor?\">@ChicagosMayor<\/a> RUNS from me and another reporter as we tried to ask him about the arrest in the death of Officer Luis Huesca.<\/p>\n<p>He did not comment. As you see he drove off.<\/p>\n<p>More on this at 4 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbschicago?\">@cbschicago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFj7YfIRjP\">pic.twitter.com\/oFj7YfIRjP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darius Johnson (DJ) (@DariusJohnsonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DariusJohnsonTV\/status\/1786106042369155247?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-mayor-points-blame-trump-voters-tax-hike-plan-crashes-burns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> reportedly was quick to reach a black vehicle in which he was surrounded by security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor, we just want a comment about the arrest last night in relation to Officer Huesca,\u201d another reporter said to him.<\/p>\n<p>Another angle, shared by WMAQ\u2019s Mary Ann Ahern, apparently showed members of the media pursuing the beleaguered elected official as he fled.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Mayor Brandon Johnson a coward?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But Johnson\u2019s office later told the media that it was wrong about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat isn\u2019t Mayor Brandon Johnson in the video, and the person that is being filmed running was trying to catch the car before it departed,\u201d the mayor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mayor refused to take questions earlier today. Here\u2019s what happened. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcchicago?\">@nbcchicago<\/a>\u2069<br \/> More tonight 5p and 6p <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0wgG84mgJs\">pic.twitter.com\/0wgG84mgJs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryAnnAhernNBC\/status\/1786118723230707763?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, members of Huesca\u2019s family had asked Johnson to refrain from attending the memorial of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hezbollah-attacks-israel-with-rocket-fire\/\" title=\"Hezbollah Attacks Israel With Rocket Fire\">slain relative<\/a> on Monday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/city-hall\/2024\/04\/29\/police-officer-killed-funeral-huesca-family-asked-mayor-governor-not-attend-pritzker-brandon-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nothing better captures <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagosMayor?\">@ChicagosMayor<\/a>\u2018s first-year struggles more than this: He was asked not to attend the funeral of slain police officer Luis Huesca.<\/p>\n<p>His mother said, \u201cTell the mayor not to come.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wirepoints?\">@Wirepoints<\/a> on Johnson\u2019s first year.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NQUzzvxLf8\">https:\/\/t.co\/NQUzzvxLf8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/twill?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#twill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chicago?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chicago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZXEAeZTSW3\">pic.twitter.com\/ZXEAeZTSW3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wirepoints (@Wirepoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wirepoints\/status\/1785762277930447155?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Huesca\u2019s mother cited what she identified as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-mayor-tells-residents-must-make-sacrifices-newly-arrived-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson\u2019s<\/a> lack of support for the Chicago Police Department in barring him from the funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was similarly asked not to attend the event, which Chicago police officers attended in droves.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amazing Grace on bagpipes as helicopters hover overhead at funeral for fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis M. Huesca at Saint Rita\u2019s on South Western Avenue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZxYquqeh1\">pic.twitter.com\/XZxYquqeh1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Weyermuller (@publicpolicyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/publicpolicyman\/status\/1785061389301596236?\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson has struggled with dealing with the Chicago press corps before, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/stories\/the-rundown-mayor-johnsons-media-missteps\/b963ed8d-07ee-4eb2-aec0-c79df5746e24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBEZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It reportedly is rare that the Democrat openly answers questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City Hall press corps has turned hostile, openly frustrated with a mayor who is seldom accessible and evasive when he does take questions,\u201d Chicago journalist Fran Spielman wrote of Johnson\u2019s apparent difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Former Lt. 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