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   Over 100 people were injured and 19 people were killed by gun violence in   
   Chicago over the weekend   
      
   The Richard Nixon Foundation, and many conservatives on social media, are   
   firing back at Chicago’s Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson after he   
   seemingly placed partial blame on former President Richard Nixon, who died   
   30 years ago, for Chicago’s weekend of gun violence.   
      
   "What we’ve experienced over the weekend is unacceptable and we didn’t get   
   here overnight. And everyone knows that. Let’s tell the full story of what   
   happened," Johnson said during a Monday press conference after 19 were   
   killed and over 100 were injured by shootings in Chicago over the weekend.   
      
   "Black death has unfortunately been accepted in this country for a very   
   long time. We had a chance 60 years ago to get at the root causes. And   
   people mocked President Johnson, and we ended up with Richard Nixon."   
      
   In a statement to Fox News Digital, Jim Byron, president and CEO of the   
   Richard Nixon Foundation, pushed back on the mayor's claim.   
      
   CHICAGO VOTER CONFRONTS MAYOR JOHNSON OVER 'DISRESPECTFUL' MIGRANT   
   FUNDING, SAYS CITY UNITED AGAINST HIM   
      
   "Richard Nixon was a champion of civil rights as Vice President and as   
   President," Byron said about Nixon, who died in 1994. "The record is   
   clear."   
      
   "Unfortunately there are many misconceptions about Richard Nixon, but   
   perceptions of years ago are now being reconsidered as we see renewed   
   interest in studying and understanding his life and legacy in full. As of   
   now, our correction of the record is racing toward one million views on X   
   alone."   
      
   Byron continued, "What is happening in Chicago is heartbreaking, and I   
   imagine the people of Chicago want leaders who take responsibility and   
   work together to solve problems rather than try and pass the blame, in   
   this case ridiculously and gratuitously."   
      
   Byron was referring to a social media post on Monday from the foundation   
   responding to a clip of Johnson's comments posted by conservative digital   
   strategist Greg Price.   
      
   "Mayor Johnson’s reference to President Nixon is gratuitous and the facts   
   are not on his side in his characterization of Richard Nixon and the Nixon   
   administration’s civil rights record," the Nixon Foundation posted on X.   
      
   The text thread went on to point out the various moves the Nixon   
   administration took to promote civil rights, including desegregating   
   schools, civil rights funding, an executive order "calling on federal   
   government agencies to apply equal-opportunity policies to every aspect of   
   federal personnel policies and practices," and support for Black-owned   
   businesses.   
      
   "Long before first black president, Nixon forged strong civil rights   
   legacy," the headline for a blog post from the foundation read.   
      
   Johnson’s comment also drew strong criticism from conservatives on social   
   media.   
      
   "There were 109 shootings in Chicago this past weekend, so, of course, the   
   Mayor blames RICHARD NIXON," comedian Tim Young posted on X. "You can't   
   make this stuff up."   
      
   "The last Republican mayor of Chicago was elected in 1915," conservative   
   commentator Stephen L. Miller posted on X. "Nixon was two years old."   
      
   "It was a short drive from ‘defund the police’ to ‘no cash bail’ to ‘I   
   blame Richard Nixon,’" conservative commentator David Burge posted on X.   
      
   Fox News Digital reached out to Mayor Johnson’s office for comment but did   
   not receive a response.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-mayor-blasted-ridiculously-blaming-   
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