Denver Mayor Predicts ‘Tiananmen Square Moment’ Over Trump’s Proposed Immigration Policies
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) is ready to stand up for immigration in his sanctuary city regardless of what policies President-elect Donald Trump implements. Johnston, a Democrat, harkened the memory of China’s…
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) is ready to stand up for immigration in his Sanctuary City regardless of what policies President-elect Donald Trump implements.
Johnston, a Democrat, harkened the memory of China’s Tiananmen Square protest and said residents would fight federal agents and Trump’s strong stance on illegal immigrants, per Fox News.
“The short answer is, we won’t change that, because those are one of our core values,” the mayor said in an interview with Denverite. “And we’re not going to sell out those values to anyone. We’re not going to be bullied into changing them.”
“More than us having DPD stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Johnston said. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right? You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them.”