As Magnus Moves Closer To CBP Job, Finds Time To Rescue Tucsonans From Let’s Go Brandon Message

November 3, 2021 ADI Staff Reporter
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The City of Tucson's Transportation Department reassured Magnus and offended citizenry that it was "aware of this early this morning and worked with the barricade company to make sure the message boards were updated as quickly as possible."

On Wednesday, a Senate committee approved the nomination of Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus as the next commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The day before the 15-13 party line vote, Magnus found time to rescue Tucsonans from a highjacked electronic traffic sign flashing “Let’s Go Brandon.”

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TPD Chief Chris Magnus quickly on the scene of a tweet from distressed Tucsonan.

One Twitter follower, Raf N Rol (@RafnRoll), asked Magnus, “What’s wrong with the sign?”

Another follower, Phillip Burdine (@PhillipBurdine2), responded, “It reflects a different point of view and humor is forbidden.” To which @RafnRoll responded, “Yes and I noticed that Chief Magnus placed a SIGN as a high priority call while they won’t even patrol our neighborhood let alone respond to our requests for help. Mind you, the substation is 5 mins by car or less.”

The Arizona Daily Independent reached out to the Tucson City Manager’s Office to confirm @RafnRoll’s claim, and ascertain how the sign’s message might have been changed to the popular anti-Biden message, but the Office did not respond in a timely manner.

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana was the lone Republican to approve Magnus’ nomination.

Ayes: Wyden, Stabenow, Cantwell (proxy), Menendez, Carper, Cardin, Brown, Bennet, Casey, Warner, Whitehouse, Hassan, Cortez Masto, Warren, Cassidy.
Nays: Crapo, Grassley (proxy), Cornyn, Thune, Burr, Portman, Toomey, Scott (Proxy), Lankford, Daines (Proxy), Young, Sasse (Proxy), Barrasso (Proxy).

Magnus, who if approved in a full vote of the Senate will go from leading a low-morale plagued police department of 1,100 to a 60,000-employee agency.

Since taking the helm in Tucson, Magnus has been accused of increasing in-fighting on the force while overseeing decreasing response times to residents in distress.

If appointed, Magnus will enter an agency already struggling to keep up with the record number of immigrant apprehensions.

“It is clear that Chief Magnus is highly qualified for what all sides can say is a difficult job,” said Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, “but it is also clear to me that Chief Magnus is going to handle this job with hard work and a sense of decency.”

“He shares the view that enforcing our immigration laws and treating people humanely are not mutually exclusive,” Wyden said.

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