{"id":2455784,"date":"2025-07-04T20:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-mayor-declares-dallas-sanctuary-city-from-socialism\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T20:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:54:55","slug":"gop-mayor-declares-dallas-sanctuary-city-from-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-mayor-declares-dallas-sanctuary-city-from-socialism\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP mayor declares Dallas &#8216;sanctuary city from socialism&#8217;"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fgop-mayor-declares-dallas-sanctuary-city-from-socialism%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=2455784&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>Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a former Democrat who switched to the republican Party, has declared the city a &#8220;sanctuary city from socialism&#8221; following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-and-trump-teams-discuss-possible-endorsement-behind-the-scenes\/\" title=\"McConnell and Trump teams discuss potential endorsement privately\">recent primary win<\/a> of socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in New York City.In his bold statement aimed at New Yorkers, Johnson invited residents to relocate to Dallas if they face socialist policies, emphasizing the city&#8217;s commitment to free enterprise, law, and order. He criticized rising crime, job-killing regulations, and socialist experiments in other cities, asserting that Dallas offers comfort without excessive government interference. Johnson&#8217;s stance has been endorsed by Texas governor Greg Abbott, and the mayor has a history of prioritizing law enforcement funding after leaving the Democratic Party over a tax hike disagreement.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP mayor declares Dallas &lsquo;sanctuary city from socialism&rsquo; after Mamdani&rsquo;s NYC win<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2163588\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3240310\/dallas-mayor-abandoned-democratic-party-more-will-follow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Eric Johnson\">Eric Johnson<\/a>, the Democrat-turned-Republican mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dallas\">Dallas<\/a>, declared on Thursday that the Texan city is now a refuge from socialist policies after New York State Assemblyman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Zohran Mamdani\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> won New York City&rsquo;s Democratic mayoral primary.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson described Dallas as the nation&rsquo;s first &ldquo;sanctuary city from socialism&rdquo; in a message seemingly directed toward New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463260\/steve-bannon-savages-buffoon-elon-musk-america-party\/\">Steve Bannon savages &#8216;buffoon&#8217; Elon Musk for wanting to start an &#8216;America Party&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463151\/elon-musk-digs-in-new-political-party-threat-tax-bill-passage\/\">Elon Musk digs in on new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-digs-in-on-new-political-party-threat-after-tax-bill-passage\/\" title=\"Elon Musk digs in on new political party threat after tax bill passage\">political party threat<\/a> after tax bill passage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3450969\/stacey-abrams-beto-orourke-midterm-elections-democrats-comeback-gin-blossoms-band\/\">Despite being repeatedly rejected by voters, Stacey Abrams and Beto O&rsquo;Rourke are considering comeback bids<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If your city is (or is about to be) a sanctuary for criminals, mayhem, job-killing regulations, and failed socialist experiments, I have a modest invitation for you: MOVE TO DALLAS,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Johnson4Dallas\/status\/1940764056576561561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted on X\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We value free enterprise, law and order, and our first responders,&rdquo; Johnson continued. &ldquo;Common sense and the American Dream still reside here. We have all your big-city comforts and conveniences without the suffocating vice grip of government bureaucrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor made a similar invitation to New York City residents last week after Mamdani, a self-described socialist, beat former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and other Democratic candidates ahead of the general election for mayor. Mamdani&rsquo;s win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3459679\/zohran-mamdani-nyc-democratic-mayoral-primary-winner-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"became official\">became official<\/a> earlier this week after the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ranked choice voting results<\/a> were released.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign includes proposals for government-run grocery stores, expanded rent control, and efforts to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel. The progressive politician has been criticized as antisemitic after he declined to condemn the anti-Israel slogan, &ldquo;globalize the intifada.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Dallas, Johnson left the Democratic Party to join the GOP in 2023 after opposing a city council tax hike. Unlike other Democratic mayors, Johnson prioritizes police funding amid calls to defund the police and supports working with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) supports Johnson&rsquo;s vision to make Dallas a &ldquo;sanctuary city from socialism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3461931\/salena-zito-democrats-deep-losses-zohran-mamdani-like-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SALENA ZITO: DEMOCRATS TO SEE 'DEEP LOSSES' WITH MORE MAMDANI-LIKE CANDIDATES\">SALENA ZITO: DEMOCRATS TO SEE &lsquo;DEEP LOSSES&rsquo; WITH MORE MAMDANI-LIKE CANDIDATES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The State of Texas will provide whatever support is needed to fulfill that mission,&rdquo; Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1940898759132451041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Before switching political parties, Johnson won reelection in 2023 after assuming office in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2163588\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2163588\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP mayor calls Dallas a &#8216;sanctuary city from socialism&#8217; after Mamdani&#8217;s NYC primary win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2455785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eric_johnson.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6262,6203,37398,12428],"class_list":["post-2455784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dallas","tag-gop","tag-sanctuary-city","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eric_johnson.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455784"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455788,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455784\/revisions\/2455788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}