Posted on 07/23/2020 5:40:49 PM PDT by simpson96
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday defended a series of insulting text messages sent to the city's police union president after he asked President Trump for help in addressing the city's violent crime wave.
In the messages to Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, Lightfoot called him a "cartoon character" and "clown" who is "desperate for relevance." The exchange was obtained by WGN-TV.
The remarks came after Catanzara asked Trump in a July 18 letter for help in combating Chicago's violent crime epidemic, while calling Lightfoot a "complete failure."
In a news briefing, the mayor refused to walk back her remarks.
"In the middle of everything that’s going on, in a craven political move, this man waved his hand to President Trump and invited him to bring federal troops into our city, a la Portland," Lightfoot told reporters during a news briefing. "We have tried to engage him in a constructive way. He refuses to do so because he's more interested in trying to make himself a political figure rather than to be a leader.
"I don't take back one word that I said," she added. In his letter, Catanzara didn't specifically ask that federal forces be deployed to the city but said he was willing to meet with Trump to discuss how to "bring back civility to the streets of Chicago."
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And another thing - look at how she treats an FOP President, when her home has been guarded night and day, day in and day out, by DOZENS of police officers since late in May.
Maybe her security detail should be defunded.
“Which one of you is the man?”
If Mayor Lighthead doesn’t change her ways she is going to give black Marxist lesbian low IQ Mayors a bad name.
Which one of you is human?
It’s Charlie Chaplin
Charlene Chaplin.
Isn’t that Fred Gwynne, I thought Herman Munster died a long time ago
She’s just a reflection of her voters.
When is someone going to finally get up in this bull-dyke’s face?
Wait...so all lesbians aren’t hot?
Damn you, porn industry!!
Anyone who talks this way is a trashy violence provoking thug.
“She’s just a reflection of her voters.”
A lot of middle-age to older black folks in Chicago are FED-UP with what’s going on. I believe more than usual will vote for the Republican candidate for President in November. Not that is will change Illinois’ EVs this time around, but there is definite Buyer’s Remorse with Groot, and things are starting to change.
Again, what were Chicago voters thinking? Was Lightweight running against Cthulhu?
It’s very difficult to be a Leader without Followers.
That is one angry little man.
When the town mayor bearwhizzes on the town police, the mayor has, in fact, enraged the Praetorian Guard! Careful, mayor, to anger them, will land you a spot in the Tiber River!!
“Isn’t that Fred Gwynne, I thought Herman Munster died a long time ago”
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“Ummm...uh...,Lily?
Great show.
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