Chicago City Council Alderman Raymond Lopez openly criticized his own party during a live interview, stating that the Democrat National Convention is neglecting the real issues affecting American citizens.
Lopez, who represents Chicago’s 15th Ward, was candid in his criticism, accusing his party of failing to prioritize crucial issues like public safety and immigration.
Appearing on The Ingraham Angle, Lopez shared his frustration with the current direction of the Democrat Party.
Here is a transcript of the exchange:
Ingraham: Are Democrats winning any new voters at this convention?
Alderman Lopez: I highly doubt it. I think this is all playing to their own base, not trying to recruit new people because, clearly, the Democratic Party—my party—is not interested in talking about what matters. How are you going to keep people safe? How are you going to secure the border? How are you going to deal with the 8 million undocumented individuals that they let in under Kamala Harris’s lead?
Ingraham: A bunch of folks came up to me. I went for a little exercise today, walking all around and out at Navy Pier, and people who live in Chicago—and, man, they love this city, and they are really mad, still mad. It’s not a political response; this is just a common-sense desire for a better life. I’m not hearing any policies about how to recruit. One of them said we were down, what, a thousand law enforcement officers in Chicago, I believe. Is that the correct number?
Alderman Lopez: Almost 2,000.
Ingraham: Almost 2,000? I’m off by… I’m like the Bureau of Labor Statistics—I’m off by 100%. So, that’s a problem. Why aren’t we discussing things like that?
Alderman Lopez: Because right now, we’re in this beauty pageant of hypocrisy.
Ingraham: A beauty pageant of hypocrisy?Alderman Lopez: Yeah, because we say one thing and we’re doing the exact opposite. You have the most American of American cities, where we’re telling people to come here, feel welcome, enjoy our beautiful city—and 100%, it’s a beautiful city. But yet we had to board up every single store in the surrounding area to keep it safe from looters and rioters that our mayor, Brandon Johnson, has welcomed here and said, “Come and show us what your true colors are.” It’s really pitiful.
When Ingraham asked if he would support Kamala Harris, Lopez said that he hasn’t decided yet and expressed his profound discontent with the party’s leadership.
Ingraham: Are you supporting Kamala Harris?
Raymond Lopez: I haven’t decided because, even when Joe Biden was asking for the Democratic Party’s endorsement here, I was the lone Democrat in Chicago to say, ‘I’m not going to just jump in and endorse him,’ because I’ve seen what the immigration situation has done to neighborhoods like mine on the southwest side. We have got no answers. We get no support, and there’s no plan for the future. That really bothers me as we move forward.
Ingraham: A government-funded program in Chicago, World Relief Chicagoland, provides up to $15,000 in rental assistance for six months for asylum seekers. So the illegals are more of a priority than the Chicago people. I saw a lot of people on drugs, a lot of homeless, a lot of people…Raymond Lopez: We have everyday Chicagoans struggling to pay rent, getting no support. We even have our own National Guard, who are here this week to protect us, sleeping in the hallways of the police headquarters because we couldn’t put them in hotels. But we have whole hotels dedicated to the undocumented asylum seekers.
Ingraham pointed out that Lopez’s statements hinted at a possible support for Donald Trump in the upcoming election.
Lopez not only did not reject the idea but also further indicated that he might potentially support Donald Trump.
Ingraham: Alderman, everything you’re saying to me indicates that you want to support Donald Trump. You want to support him. I mean, come on…
Raymond Lopez: With nobody in the background, I want to support a president that’s going to do right by our communities, do right by our country. I’m tired of this anger-driven hysteria…
And, I will give Trump credit because he at least is putting himself out there with proposals, with plans, and allowing to take questions, where all I’m getting is ‘trust me when we get there’…
Sadly, more Democrats are feeling the same way, every day.
Watch:
Democrat Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez — Democrats aren’t winning any new voters at this convention:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 21, 2024
"I highly doubt it. I think this is all playing to their own base. Not trying to recruit new people." pic.twitter.com/RjMrv0nLPp
