
Chicago GOP Chair on the Republican National Convention
Clip: 7/16/2024 | 3m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Amanda Vinicky is joined by Chuck Hernandez, Chicago's GOP chair.
Amanda Vinicky is live at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum with Chuck Hernandez, Chicago's GOP chair.
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Chicago GOP Chair on the Republican National Convention
Clip: 7/16/2024 | 3m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Amanda Vinicky is live at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum with Chuck Hernandez, Chicago's GOP chair.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAND SO WE'LL SEE THEN.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
BUT FIRST, WE GO BACK TO PFIZER FOR HIM AND OF IN A KEY WITH CHUCK CHICAGO GOP CHAIR AMANDA.
YES, FRED, THIS A POSITION THAT MISTER HERNANDEZ JUST TOOK OVER IN MAY, BUT REALLY, YOU'RE LONGTIME BOB WAS 28 YEARS WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, MOST OF WHICH IS A DETECTIVE.
SO SOMETHING WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT FROM A REPUBLICAN DELEGATES HERE IS THAT ONE OF THE ON ISSUES AT THE ROOT OF CRIME IN ILLINOIS, IN CHICAGO, IN PARTICULAR IS STATUS AS A SANCTUARY CITY.
SO I'M CURIOUS, HOW HAS THAT IMPACTED POLICE WORK?
WHERE DO YOU SEE THAT COME UP?
YOU KNOW, I SEE IT COME UP IN MY WHEN WE HAD OUR POLICE STATIONS FULL MIGRANTS SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR.
WE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ENOUGH WORK IS AS POLICEMEN WORKING IN OUR CITY.
I'M TRYING TO COMBAT CRIME AND THEN HAVING I'M GOING INTO THE THESE MIGRANTS BECOMING A HOMELESS SHELTER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WAS THERE ANY CAUSE OF KNOW WE HEARD FROM CONGRESSWOMAN AND CHAIR OF THE DELEGATION TODAY THAT SHE BELIEVES MIGRANTS ARE TERRORISTS COMMITTING CRIMES, GUN VIOLENCE?
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE AS FAR AS THAT.
BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE A SECURE MAKERS.
OUR COUNTRY SECURE OUR NEIGHBOR, SECURE.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHO'S WHO LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
UNFORTUNATELY.
MOST AMERICANS DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
MOST MOST IMMIGRANTS COME HERE AND DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
CHICAGO ALSO HAS A REPUTATION ONE REFERENCED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR REALLY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH GUN VIOLENCE.
DESPITE GUN CONTROL MEASURES IN PLACE IN THE CITY AND STATE.
WHAT ARE WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD BE WISE TO ADOPT BROADER APPROACH COULD CURB GUN VIOLENCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR PARTNERS WITH THE ATF, FBI, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COME INTO CHICAGO AND HELP US CURB VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CHICAGO OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND, WE HAD OVER 100 SHOT MURDERED OUR STREETS.
THIS IS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
BUT WE CAN'T JUST KEEP SAYING IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
WE NEED OUR PARTNERS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO COME IN AND GIVE US A IF PRESIDENT TRUMP WERE TO BE ELECTED, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE HE COULD DO ABOUT YES, THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING HAVING A RENEWED COMMITMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WITH THE THIS TWEET WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN COOK COUNTY IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TRUE PROSECUTOR THAT'S COMMITTED TO PROSECUTING CRIME IN THE CRIMINAL KNOWS IT.
AND THE CRIMINAL HAS THE UPPER HAND.
RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW MORE THAN EVER TO MAKE CHICAGO SAFER AGAIN.
HOW WOULD THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CHANGE WITH THE COOK COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE IS DOING?
I SO I WAS A DETECTIVE FOR 28 YEARS.
I TOOK SOME CASES FEDERAL YOU KNOW, AT THE DIRKSEN FEDERAL BUILDING, YOU DO 85% OF THAT FEDERAL SENTENCE.
THAT WORD GETS OUT ON THE STREET THAT WE ARE PROSECUTING CRIMES FEDERALLY AND FEAR GOES OUT TO THE STREET AND THEY WILL NOT.
THEY WILL KNOW THAT WE MEAN BUSINESS.
WE NEED TO CURB THE VIOLENCE.
WE NEED DONALD TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AGAIN, JUST AS OF MAY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS FERNANDEZ
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