Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson slams Democrats on public safety, immigration in RNC speech
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On stage at the Republican National Convention, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson stuck to Tuesday’s theme of making America safe again by detailing what made the self-described former “conservative Democrat” reconsider party affiliation. He called out Democrats on public safety during his nearly five-minute speech by recounting an incident in 2020 during which he said progressive activists stood outside his home to intimidate his family as they called on Dallas to defund its police force. “When those activists tried to scare my kids, my fellow Democrats were silent. It was Republicans...
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