From all reports, yesterday’s rally for Charlie Kirk would have made Leni Riefenstahl proud.
I didn’t tune in. But within minutes into Trump’s so-called “eulogy,” he claimed Kirk’s last words were: “Please sir. Save Chicago.”
Okay. Sure.
Trump has been threatening to send the Army into Chicago for months. Kirk’s supposed plea just gave him another excuse.
But Chicago is no pushover. After fifty years of living there, I can testify.
Friends and family back home describe neighborhoods organizing rapid-response teams to counter ICE. Just days ago, hundreds converged on a Broadview ICE detention facility.
Among those protesting were Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton along with Evanston Mayor Dan Biss, Skokie school board member Bushra Amiwala, and Kat Abughazaleh—all three running to replace retiring Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.
ICE met the crowd with batons and tear gas. Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground. More than a dozen were arrested, later released. This morning, five more were arrested.
Rumors now swirl: will Broadview close, or will ICE double down?
Meanwhile, in Washington, Democrats were asked to salute Charlie Kirk with a House resolution. Most fell in line. A handful didn’t. It is worth noting who resisted.
Here are the Democrats who voted no:
Amo, Gabe (RI-01)
Beatty, Joyce (OH-03)
Bell, Wesley (MO-01)
Bishop, Sanford D. (GA-02)
Brown, Shontel M. (OH-11)
Carson, André (IN-07)
Carter, Troy A. (LA-02)
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (FL-20)
Clarke, Yvette D. (NY-09)
Cleaver, Emanuel (MO-05)
Clyburn, James E. (SC-06)
Crockett, Jasmine (TX-30)
Davis, Danny K. (IL-07)
Escobar, Veronica (TX-16)
Espaillat, Adriano (NY-13)
Fields, Troy (LA-04)
Figures, Shomari (AL-02)
Foushee, Valerie (NC-04)
Frost, Maxwell (FL-10)
Garcia, Sylvia R. (TX-29)
Gomez, Jimmy (CA-34)
Green, Al (TX-09)
Hayes, Jahana (CT-05)
Horsford, Steven (NV-04)
Ivey, Glenn (MD-04)
Jackson, Jonathan L. (IL-01)
Jayapal, Pramila (WA-07)
Johnson, Hank (GA-04)
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (CA-37)
Kelly, Robin (IL-02)
Krishnamoorthi, Raja (IL-08)
McBath, Lucy (GA-07)
McIver, Shavonda (NJ-10)
Menendez, Robert Jr. (NJ-08)
Mfume, Kweisi (MD-07)
Moore, Gwen (WI-04)
Moulton, Seth (MA-06)
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (NY-14)
Omar, Ilhan (MN-05)
Thanedar, Shri (MI-13)
Thompson, Bennie (MS-02)
Tlaib, Rashida (MI-12)
Underwood, Lauren (IL-14)
Velázquez, Nydia (NY-07)
Waters, Maxine (CA-43)
Watson Coleman, Bonnie (NJ-12)
Williams, Nikema (GA-05)
Wilson, Frederica (FL-24)
Sykes, Emilia (OH-13)