Failed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Backs Down From Plans to Remove Statue of George Washington fom City Hall
On Monday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced plans to remove a statue of George Washington from a hallway outside the mayor’s office in City Hall.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration plans to remove the George Washington statue from outside the mayor’s office, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday while hinting at instead honoring a Black Chicagoan with a City Hall display.https://t.co/xZwqfN1wP6
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Ald. Nick Sposato (38th), the chair of the City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Special Events, told the Sun-Times, “When does this stop — the redoing everything and eliminating everything? I just don’t get it.”
“He’s George Washington.
