{"id":2496050,"date":"2025-10-08T09:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-chicago-mayor-refuses-to-answer-if-he-would-deport-an-illegal-who-beat-raped-his-own-wife-cracks-joke-instead\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:20:18","slug":"video-chicago-mayor-refuses-to-answer-if-he-would-deport-an-illegal-who-beat-raped-his-own-wife-cracks-joke-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-chicago-mayor-refuses-to-answer-if-he-would-deport-an-illegal-who-beat-raped-his-own-wife-cracks-joke-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Chicago Mayor Refuses to Answer If He Would Deport an Illegal Who Beat, Raped His Own Wife &#8211; Cracks Joke Instead"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fvideo-chicago-mayor-refuses-to-answer-if-he-would-deport-an-illegal-who-beat-raped-his-own-wife-cracks-joke-instead%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=2496050&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 article criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for refusing to take a clear stance on deporting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-accused-of-raping-impregnating-10-year-old-ohio-girl-is-indicted-by-grand-jury\/\" title=\"Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Raping, Impregnating 10...Year...Old Ohio Girl Is Indicted By Grand Jury\">illegal immigrant accused<\/a> of violent crimes, including assault adn rape. During a news conference,reporter William Kelly questioned Johnson about whether he would support ICE deporting such a criminal if the victim were his wife. Johnson declined to answer directly and instead made a dismissive comment about Kelly&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sandy-hook-families-demand-new-unimaginable-sum-of-money-from-alex-jones\/\" title=\"Sandy Hook Families De...d New Unimaginable Sum Of Money From Alex Jones\">social media views<\/a>. Kelly pressed him to respond as a man rather than as a mayor, but Johnson still refused. The reporter condemned Johnson for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-in-the-hell-would-this-be-surprising-crenshaw-rips-mayorkas-surprise-at-surge-in-delta-among-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"\u2018How In the Hell Would This Be Surprising?\u2019 Crenshaw Rips Mayorkas\u2019 Surprise At Surge In Delta Among Illegal Immigrants\">prioritizing illegal immigrants<\/a> over the safety of Chicago residents, particularly minorities, and accused the mayor of using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-wrote-the-book-on-effective-boycotts-then-came-bud-light\/\" title=\"Leftists mastered the art of successful boycotts, until Bud Light stepped in.\">race-based rhetoric<\/a> to deflect criticism. The piece portrays Johnson&#8217;s approach as weak and unpatriotic, opposing federal efforts to combat crime linked to illegal immigration in the city.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson emasculated himself by suggesting he wouldn&rsquo;t deport an illegal alien who hypothetically beat up and raped his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson &mdash; who has been obstructing President Donald Trump&rsquo;s efforts to rid his crime-infested city of violent illegal aliens &mdash; made the cowardly admission at a news conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter William Kelly teed up Johnson&rsquo;s humiliating self-own by recounting a crime that occurred last month, in which an <a href=\"https:\/\/cwbchicago.com\/2025\/09\/migrant-knocked-woman-unconscious-raped-her-in-nw-side-alley-prosecutors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal alien from Nicaragua<\/a> grabbed a woman on the street, bashed her head in, and raped her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If that had been your wife, Stacie, would you want ICE to deport &hellip; that illegal alien? Yes or no?&rdquo; Kelly asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Nicaraguan migrant, high on cocaine, randomly targeted a woman on the Northwest Side, knocking her unconscious and raping her in an alley, prosecutors allege.<\/p>\n<p>Judge calls him &ldquo;a threat to all females.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwI2VgxoPg\">https:\/\/t.co\/vwI2VgxoPg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWBChicago\/status\/1971186438210490703?\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\"; 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not as a mayor &mdash; but as a man,&rdquo; Kelly reiterated. &ldquo;Would you want ICE to deport that rapist?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Johnson refused to respond.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No? Okay, that&rsquo;s the answer,&rdquo; Kelly said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#9889; RAW VIDEO: &ldquo;Answer as a Man&rdquo; &mdash; Kelly Confronts Mayor Johnson &#9889;<\/p>\n<p>At today&rsquo;s presser, I asked Mayor Johnson what real Chicagoans are asking: how can you call law enforcement &ldquo;a sickness&rdquo; while you hide behind 150 sworn CPD officers? And if you and your wife Stacey were ever&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SRETfruM7A\">pic.twitter.com\/SRETfruM7A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reporter William J. Kelly #thatreporter (@Williamjkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Williamjkelly\/status\/1975685416545370554?\">October 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelly also ripped Johnson for his frivolous race-baiting, saying the minorities he has spoken to are furious that their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mayor prioritizes foreign invaders<\/a> over Chicago residents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The real Chicagoans that I talk to, that I communicate with &mdash; mostly black and brown, actually &mdash; tell me that you don&rsquo;t seem to know the difference between illegal aliens and real Chicago citizens,&rdquo; Kelly told Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They feel that you are siding with the illegal aliens over them in their communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, Johnson has repeatedly claimed Trump&rsquo;s move to deploy the National Guard to eradicate crime in Chicago is racist.<\/p>\n<p>This flippant invocation of the overused &ldquo;Race Card&rdquo; is ironic, since Johnson is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-mayor-federal-investigation-saying-hires-blacks-generous-people-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under federal investigation<\/a> for admitting he usually hires black people because they&rsquo;re the &ldquo;most generous race&rdquo; on Earth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mayor Brandon Johnson: &ldquo;The reason I hire so many blacks to run Chicago is because we&rsquo;re planet earth&rsquo;s most generous race&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b2qEzWOR5x\">pic.twitter.com\/b2qEzWOR5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1924170977014944077?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As is usually the case when it comes to Democrats, every accusation is a confession.<\/p>\n<p>So when left-wing foghorns such as Brandon Johnson call someone &ldquo;racist,&rdquo; they&rsquo;re merely projecting their own racism onto their opponents in order to silence them.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter William Kelly is correct: Johnson and his Democratic comrades constantly prioritize the welfare of third-world foreign invaders over the safety of law-abiding, taxpaying American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>This toxic, unpatriotic trend must be stopped before this nation devolves into a third-world dumping ground for unvetted armies of illegal aliens who show open contempt for the United States.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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