ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Morning Joe left shocked as Chicago’s woke mayor refuses to answer simple policing question five times.
‘That’s not the question I asked!’ an exasperated Scarborough responded, before asking again whether ‘5,000 more cops’ would make Chicago safer.
Johnson replied: ‘I don’t believe that we should narrow it down to just police officers… What I’m saying, that is an antiquated approach.’
Scarborough then told the mayor he agreed that social programs were also important in combatting crime, but continued to press him.
‘Are you hearing what I’m saying?’ Scarborough asked, before repeating the question.
But Johnson went back to his default response, telling Scarborough: ‘I don’t believe that just simply putting out an arbitrary number around police officers is the answer.
‘What I’m saying is policing and affordable housing. It’s policing and mental and behavioral health care services. It’s policing and youth employment. It’s a full package.’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: Putting people in prison is racist, unholy and doesn’t lower violent crime rates.
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— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) August 25, 2025
Johnson is making ‘90s-era Fox Butterfield sound like an expert in penology: “‘The Butterfield Effect’ is named in honor of ace New York Times crime reporter Fox Butterfield, the intrepid analyst responsible for such brilliantly headlined stories as ‘More Inmates, Despite Drop In Crime,’ and ‘Number in Prison Grows Despite Crime Reduction,’ not to mention the poetic 1997 header, ‘Crime Keeps on Falling, but Prisons Keep on Filling.’”