Several Chicago natives have publicly revealed that they will vote for Donald Trump, despite the city hosting the Democratic National Convention starting Monday.
DailyMail.com spoke to more than a dozen people on the streets of Chicago to understand how the Windy City felt about the upcoming election.
One man, a Chicago native, told DailyMail.com he was voting for Trump because “I feel like his policies are better.”
“I want the border closed. The Democrats aren’t really offering anything.”
Closing the southern border with Mexico is one of Trump’s signature policies, which he has been promoting since his first presidential campaign in 2015.
Asked how he felt about the Democratic National Convention in his hometown, the Chicago native calmly said everything was “under control,” adding that the security situation was “better than I expected.”
One man said that while Donald Trump “may be racist… he did things for the country that many presidents didn’t do”
One man, who got into a heated argument with a passerby, told DailyMail.com: “Everything is more expensive now. When Trump was in office, we had stimulus checks.”
One man, a Chicago native, told DailyMail.com he was voting for Trump because “I feel like his policies are better.”
One man, who got into a heated argument with a passerby, told DailyMail.com: “Everything is more expensive now. When Trump was in office, we had stimulus checks.”
A fellow protester said: “People need to know the facts.”
Trump signed major bills that went into effect in the early months of the pandemic, including stimulus checks.
One man said that while Donald Trump “may be racist… he did things for the country that a lot of presidents didn’t do.”
Asked if he could forgive racism in exchange for Trump helping America, he said: “A little bit.”
While the vast majority of Chicagoans said they would vote for Kamala Harris, several said they were siding with Trump.
Chicago has historically been a Democratic city, having had a Democratic mayor every year since 1927.
Former President Barack Obama (pictured, right) lived in the city for years with his wife, Michelle (pictured, left), having worked there as a community organizer and civil rights attorney.
Supporters attend the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, on August 22, 2024.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff and Harris’ great-niece Leela play with balloons on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives on stage to speak on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention.
Former President Barack Obama lived in the city for years with his wife, Michelle, having worked there as a community organizer and civil rights attorney.
The couple plans to build the Barack Obama Presidential Center on the city’s South Side. Construction began in 2021 and is expected to be completed in 2026.
Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination and laid out her policy agenda on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Now, the harsh reality is in place as party activists, operatives and leaders begin to leave Chicago: Harris’s true test is just beginning.
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The Republican presidential nominee will appear just miles away from independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Phoenix area on Monday, as speculation mounts that Kennedy may drop out of the race and throw his support behind Trump.