Trump DOJ Investigates Chicago Mayor for Race-Based Hiring Practices

The Trump administration has launched a federal investigation into Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after the Democrat openly boasted about making hiring decisions based on race raising serious questions about civil rights violations and systemic discrimination inside one of America’s largest cities.

On Monday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon notified Johnson that the Department of Justice has opened a formal probe into whether his administration has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in hiring.

This follows Johnson’s stunning remarks made at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, where he proudly declared:

“When we say ‘our people hire our people,’ I just want to name this.”

He went on to list nearly every key position in his administration deputy mayors, budget director, planning officials all filled with individuals chosen not for their qualifications, but for their race. Johnson even went so far as to say that “black people should be in charge” because they are “the most generous people on the planet.”

That’s not leadership. That’s racism plain and simple.

The numbers released by Johnson’s own office only confirm the bias:

• 34.3% of staffers are black

• 30.5% are white

• 23.8% are Hispanic

• 6.7% are Asian

In a city as diverse and complex as Chicago, Johnson is openly building a race-first administration, and now the Trump DOJ is stepping in to restore the rule of law.

Assistant AG Dhillon said the investigation was triggered by “information suggesting that you have made hiring decisions solely on the basis of race,” and warned that systematic discrimination may be occurring across city departments, not just at the senior level.

“If these kinds of hiring decisions are being made for top-level positions in your administration,” Dhillon wrote, “then it begs the question whether such decisions are also being made for lower-level positions.”

Johnson’s response? Defiance. He called it a badge of honor to lead “the most diverse administration in the history of our city.”

But this isn’t about diversity it’s about legality. And under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, it is illegal to hire, fire, or promote based on skin color, no matter how noble the intent or flowery the rhetoric.

Here’s what’s at stake:

• Equal opportunity for all citizens, regardless of race

• The integrity of government hiring across one of America’s largest cities

• A dangerous precedent that undermines meritocracy and federal law

Mayor Johnson’s words are not just controversial they’re an admission of discrimination. The only question now is how deep the rot goes.

President Trump’s DOJ is making it clear: no one is above the law not even Democrat mayors with race-based agendas.

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