By james art 
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin did not whispered when it was a criticism of one of the promises of President Donald Trump’s signature after his re -entry into the White House.
Woodfin’s criticism of Trump’s promise to dismantle diversity, justice and inclusion (DEI) and other activities attracted national attention.
Woodfin appeared on CNN this morning last Thursday, detailing its disapproval of the new administration’s policies.
“Americans are witnessing the federal government’s” alabamotia “,” Woodfin told the anchor. “In Alabama, we have seen the legislators who create laws to get rid of Dei and the governor to enter the law, removing DEI from colleges and universities and other aspects throughout the country.”
While Woodfin’s comments made political news and social media waves around the country, some of Birmingham’s question whether the city would be punished for the passion expressed by his mayor.
The mayor compares Trump’s executive order to Alabama legislation, approved last year, which banned all DEI programs at public universities.
“It’s beyond disappointing and disappointing,” Woodfin said. “Just show us that” 47 ‘told us what he would do and he did. “
Woodfin, who also promoted his new Birmingham Son Memoir, made several national media appearances recently.
Birmingham Camau Africa activist, who causes Woodfin in the August mayor race, compares Woodfin’s action to encounter a grizzly bear.
“If I were a mayor of any city, dependent on regular federal funds for the necessary projects, I would have humbled myself so as not to create a larger environment” Dodge City “or” Mad Max “in my city,” Africa said. “Selling a book is one thing, but at the risk of safety is another.”
Africa said the mayor should spend more efforts focusing on the degree of crime in the city and the provision of more police officers. In addition, Africa noted that the city of Birmingham is a political island in a country that strongly supports Trump and votes in a solid republican in national elections.
Woodfin said the current climate made the words diversity, justice and involvement bad words.
“There is no such thing that goes too far, as it is related to being inclusive,” he said. “There is no such thing that goes too far as it is related to justice.”
Woodfin’s comments created a fiery storm in both the mainstream, the right wing, and the social media, unleashing the criticism of Trump’s supporters.
Woodfin was free to offer his point of view on the national scene, but his speaker, Rick Traveler, declined to comment on Al.com on Tuesday when he asked him for any consequences of the mayor’s criticism.
Africa also warned that some of Birmingham’s progressive policies at Woodfin contradict the national story.
As Mayor Africa said he would strive to work with the new administration where consensus can be reached. If you don’t, there may be consequences, he said.
“Every mayor in a sanctuary and the city of LGBQia in the Red Sea state should be a wise, mounted language, a well -being, good listener and not flambuen,” Africa said. “When someone’s head is in the mouth of the lion, forget the bite.”
Birmingham is not officially defined as a “sanctuary”, but Woodfin has identified it as a “welcoming city”.
State representative Huandaline Givan, who is also a candidate for mayor of the August 26 elections, said he was predicting challenges for Birmingham at the federal level, but even more so because of the shrinking size and status of the city.
“The realization is that Birmingham will have more problem because Birmingham is no longer the largest city in Alabama,” Givan said. “At the moment, most of this money that would come to BM will go to Huntsville.”
As for the Republican administration in Washington, Gavan advertises its ability to work on a political path in Montgomery as a legislator to sponsor and adopt legislation.
“You can say that people don’t like me, but they check the record,” she said. “I know how to come up with a balance with anyone in the leadership, whether they are Republican or Democrats.”
Givan rejected the high appearance of Woodfin and political criticism as a lateral attraction of attention.
“This is the optics of what this mayor wants to show you,” she said.
Woodfin’s comments are risky in the current political climate, said Natalie Davis, Professor Emeryta in Political Science at the former Birmingham-South College. How much of Trump’s fury can attract yet to determine, she said.
“It just depends on how many other people are ahead of Woodfin in the criticism of the re -elected president,” Davis said. “Does the city of Birmingham hurt in terms of money? It’s hard to say until we hear some nasty things that come out of the administration. “
Since Birmingham was highly democratic, Davis rejected local political damage from his comments, as Woodfin is looking for a third term as mayor.
As for the insult of the president, Davis said that Republicans were walking an even stricter rope than the Democrats, because Trump’s antipathy to the governments of democratic government was already clear.
“I don’t think Democrats have as much to worry about the president’s alienation as much as the Republicans,” Davis said. “He hates them, so this has no change.”