Posted on 05/30/2020 7:43:09 AM PDT by yardboyd
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lashed out at President Donald Trump, delivering an obscenity in “code” during remarks Friday.
Lightfoot accused the president of encouraging violence in the wake of protests in Minneapolis, sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody Monday. Floyd’s death was captured on a viral video that showed police officer Derek Chauvin holding him down, knee to the man’s neck, as Floyd complained that he was unable to breathe. Chauvin has since been fired, arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
After three days of protests that devolved into riots, vandalism and looting, President Trump tweeted that continued unrest could result in a crackdown from the federal level.
“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Trump tweeted, prompting a response from Twitter that accused him of glorifying violence.
….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
Lightfoot appeared to agree with Twitter, saying, “He wants to show failures on the part of Democratic local leaders, to throw red meat to his base. His goal is to polarize, to destabilize local government and inflame racist urges. We can absolutely not let him prevail. And I will code what I really want to say to Donald Trump. It’s two words. It begins with F and it ends with U.”
Lightfoot went on to say that she tried not to let Trump bait her into responding all the time, but that sometimes she just had to let one fly.
“I don’t take the bait every time, but this time, when we are suffering pain and trauma at the killing of a black man in the street, to try to, for political gain, and blow the dog whistle to his base, I’m a black woman, and a leader, and I feel an obligation to speak out when something as offensive as that is said by anyone, but particularly the president,” Lightfoot explained. “And I make no apologies whatsoever for my word choice, and the way in which I’m calling him out for what he said.”
He is, in short, a nice-looking fellow with star quality.
Dear mare light(in the loafers)foot. Fah Q too.
Typical democrat diversity-hire...unable to spell correctly.
Looting and Arson are seen as TDS symptoms by ‘Rat leaders with strong cases of TDS.
TDS is very mental.
May be black but not a woman or a leader.
.......so the mayor of Chicago who represents law and order in her city is out there defending the people who are opposed to law and order?
It really is the Twilight Zone
LMAO... and that dude also has the nerve to call himself a leader.
Stupid, ignorant, racist bitch
Trump has asked for peaceful protests. Called on fbi and “Justice” to investigate
You and your ilk are the agitators and thieves
GFY Ugly
She has a degree in Advanced Profanities.
What do you expect? She’s a deranged, butt ugly bulldyke.
Lori Lightfoot and Amy Eshleman with their daughter
Little affirmative action heroes can’t take the heat.
Whatever means are necessary, Chicago threatens to close church that defied order
Mayor Lightfoot is expected to travel to Amsterdam in July for the annual ‘Hans Brinker Stick A Finger In A Dyke Day’
The mayor and his spouse will be marching, singing and, of course, shoving a finger or two, or perhaps an entire hand into a dyke.
Making Chicago proud..what a Class Act..NOT..
You sure that's not Larry Bigfoot?
Why did they elect Beetljuice?
The riots rage in Minneapolis with the latest casualties being two federal marshals
The curly-headed and empty-headed mayor screams for Trump to do something. The NGs should be called in with orders to shoot looters and arsonists.
Rioting would stop forever if only the rioting gaggle would be fired upon and a few shot and killed. It would cease to be fun then.
Groot is mad anyone would even suggest that her precious looters might be shot. Only other Chicago blacjs may shoot Chicago blacks. Which they do on a daily basis.
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