Far-left Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson erupted in response to a reporter’s use of the term “illegal alien,” equating it to the historical dehumanization of Black Americans during slavery.
The meltdown came when a reporter pressed Johnson on the enormous taxpayer burden of providing shelter, healthcare, and other services to tens of thousands of migrants who have flooded the city since 2022, resources that have strained Chicago’s budget while crime ravages neighborhoods and essential services for legal residents are slashed.
“We don’t have illegal aliens. I don’t know if that’s from some sort of sci-fi message that you wish to add,” Johnson erupted, dismissing the term as fictional.
When the reported calmly noted that “illegal alien” is, in fact, the precise legal terminology enshrined in federal law, Johnson doubled down with a jaw-dropping comparison.
“Well, listen, the legal term for my people were slaves. You want me to use that term, too? Look, let’s just get the language right. We’re talking about undocumented individuals that are human beings. The last thing that I’m going to do is accept the type of racist, nasty language to describe human beings,” he said.
WATCH:
Seriously? ♀️ pic.twitter.com/9ZhiVZrtMX
— Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) October 25, 2025
“Illegal alien” isn’t some made-up word, it’s the exact phrase used in U.S. Code (Title 8), defining any foreign national present in the United States without lawful admission or parole.
Democrats like Johnson routinely twist language to sanitize border chaos, rebranding criminal entry as “undocumented” while ignoring the real human cost: fentanyl deaths, sex trafficking, and violent crimes committed by some illegals who exploit open-border policies.
Under Johnson’s watch, Chicago, a self-declared “sanctuary city” that refuses to cooperate with ICE except in extreme cases, has burned through hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars on migrant aid.
Social media erupted with mockery and outrage.
If Brendan Johnson’s IQ was one point lower, you’d have to water him like a plant
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) October 25, 2025
He really is that stupid.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) October 25, 2025
— Marcus (@linwoodsq) October 25, 2025