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The mayor traveled to Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Conference
of Mayors and addressed the National Press Club on Wednesday
afternoon.
Johnson said state and local governments need to stand up to the
Trump administration and federal immigration law enforcement
agents who engage in criminal misconduct.
“I’m already looking at another executive order that will not
just investigate but really hold people accountable and create a
pathway for prosecution,” Johnson said.
President Donald Trump visited Iowa on Tuesday and said a recent
Harvard CAPS/Harris poll in December showed that 80% of
Americans support his administration’s deportation policies.
“In other words, 80%, that’s more like it, of the people support
our operation to remove really dangerous, bad people out of our
country,” Trump said.
During his presentation on Wednesday, Johnson described
executive orders he has issued and other measures he has taken
against the federal government.
“We have filed more than 40 legal actions against the Trump
administration, likely the most of any city in America,” the
mayor said.
Johnson was asked what deal he would try to cut and what red
line he would set if he had five minutes with the president.
“In order to have safe communities, the one thing I would talk
about right away is challenging him to convince his friends, who
he just gave a tax break to, for them to pay their fair share in
taxes,” Johnson said.
The mayor said Trump has targeted the most vulnerable people in
society.
“Someone with that level of power should use it to benefit the
least of these,” Johnson said.
As the discussion wrapped up, Johnson looked into the camera.
“President Trump, I expect your call any minute now,” the mayor
said.
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