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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Mr. and Mrs. Groot.
Marge Sanger missed this one
“THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020
Columbus Coming Down?
Unconfirmed report and e-mail that says Groot is taking down the Columbus statue in Grant Park tonight. Anyone have reports from the scene? Send pictures to our e-mail address at the upper right of the site.”
Ambassadors from Planet Stupid.
here may be why
“Saturday Days Off Canceled?
If you haven’t heard, there’s going to be a “Support the Police” rally at Grant Park, and Groot is expecting assaults, mayhem, beatings, massive property damage and general rioting.
Because everyone knows that Free Speech = violence.
At least it does in Chicago (and Portland, Seattle, New York, LA, and any place democrats gather) where a massive counter-protest is expected to take place. Those are the assholes bringing sharpened PVC pipe, frozen bottles of all sorts of liquids, caustic substances, “splash proof” goggles, and every broken-down second-hand bicycle they can find to throw at (or block) police lines.
It;’s shaping up to be a complete disaster with all of the wrong people in charge, starting at the top.
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She cares about not looking bad.
That ship done sailed.
“Again, what were Chicago voters thinking? Was Lightweight running against Cthulhu?”
She was running against another black female, Toni Prenwinkle, but I don’t know if she is a lesbian, too.
I still cant get over Kamala harris new face. she looks like that Scream Mask.
Elliot and E.T. haven’t aged well.
Who the hell votes for these people? The short black one is scary fugly. The tall white one will kick yo arse.
Groot said what?
Is she an alien? Sure looks like one.
Father Time has not been kind to Mayor Lightfoot.
BWAHAHAHAHAA!!!
Who is that woman standing next to the Mayor?
Talk about a study in opposites.
Mutt & Jeff.
Man hands.
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