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Chicago mayor ridiculed over trans violence emergency claim
Filed: Jun 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM ET
Summary: Social media users ridiculed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for touting a transfemicide state of emergency during a deadly Juneteenth weekend.
WHO: Social media users
WHAT: Ridicule of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for promoting a transfemicide state of emergency
WHEN: Jun 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM ET
WHERE: Chicago, USA
WHY: They were reacting to Johnson touting a transfemicide state of emergency during a Juneteenth weekend with 39 people shot.
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