As city violence surges, liberal mayors engage in social media feuds with Trump officials

Fox News ^ | July 18, 2020 | Adam Shaw

[E. Pluribus Unum]

As violence and unrest surge in major cities across the U.S., liberal mayors are taking a combative stance toward the Trump administration and offers of federal help -- engaging in sometimes-feisty social media feuds with officials.

And the vitriol is flowing in both directions.

“Hey Karen. Watch your mouth,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted Thursday in response to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who described her as the “derelict mayor” of the city because of the surge in violence there.

That tweet came the same evening as three people, including a 5-month-old baby boy, were shot in Chicago. CBS Chicago reported that the Windy City has seen a 34 percent increase in murders and a 45 percent increase in shootings through the end of June compared with the same time last year.

But on Friday, Lightfoot was doubling down on her clapback after receiving praise for it online.

"This won't be the last time that his flacks try to take me on. But good luck," Lightfoot said. "I'm still here. I'm going to lead this city the best I can.”

Meanwhile, in New York City, violence has skyrocketed. The New York Post this week reported that on Monday alone, 17 people were shot in the city, while last month was the most violent June in the city since 1996.

But Mayor Bill de Blasio had made as one of his priorities the painting of a large yellow “Black Lives Matter” mural down Fifth Avenue -- right outside Trump Tower, in a clear knock at the current occupant of the White House.

Trump, another politician who is fond of a social media battle with his political foes, criticized de Blasio for the move and noted the mayor's efforts to cut police budgets as it tries to get to grips with...

[allendale]

There is a backlash building against the violence, the looting and the handcuffing and “defunding” of the police. Black people are in increasing numbers becoming part of that backlash. They are abandoning the marxist, nihilistic Democrats and supporting Trump. It is their neighborhoods that are suffering diminished property values, killings, gang rule and other crimes as police no longer patrol, investigate crimes or provide peacekeeping. Doubt the Democrats realize how upset the black community is withn this marxist nonsense.

[dragnet2]

How long will the cops continue working for these local Communist anti-American politicians who side with the vandals and rioters?

Or is it all about the money and pensions?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

These are basically, NOT, liberal mayors. Some are outright communists/Marxists (for my purposes, they are the same) re new York City, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland (long history of communists of all types as mayor), Madison, Wisc., Detroit (30 years of CPUSA member Coleman Young), and others.

Some are Democrat incompetents - Baltimore (and some are in jail as crooks), Philadelphia - dumb as a pile of puke, Chicago - crooks, reds, psychopaths, stupids, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Houston/Austin, New Orleans (Chocolate City Nagin), Denver, Milwaukee (socialists too), and possibly some in Arizona.

Almost all are failures as taxes rise, illegals take housing, jobs, and money needed by legitimate residents, crime is rising like a tsunami as are organized drug cartel gangs and affiliates, businesses and residents are fleeing, and schools are disasters.

Otherwise, Democrat/Marxists mayors are doing a great job, just like Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo/The Emperor of Japan, Mao, Ho, Little Kims of No. Korea, Castro boys (both Cuban and American), Maduro/Chavez, Ortega, etc.

[KevinB]

[Hardastarboard]

is it all about the money and pensions?

I think they hate the position they're in, but I think they also have to be realistic about what they would do if they quit their PD jobs. And, I suspect, many of them hold on, thinking it will get better. We all hope they're right.

[nhbob1]

The old joke about Hitler and Mussolini was that at least they made the trains run on time. Our current crop of dictator wannabes can’t even manage to do that right.