Lori Lightfoot

As of 2020 Lori Lightfoot is the current corrupt Democrat mayor of Chicago. Lightfoot refuses to do interviews with white people. Lightfoot has shown an affinity for Communism and communist causes.

At the time of the violent Democrat NeverTrump resistance movement's targeting of Trump administration officials, Lightfoot made publicly threatening comments toward the White Hose Press Secretary.

In 2018, Chicago recorded 561 murders, more than the two biggest US cities - New York and Los Angeles - combined.

Racism

See also: Racism

In May 2021 Chicago NBC5 reported mayor Lightfoot refused to do interviews with white people. The report was confirmed by Chicago PBS station WTTW and USAToday. The formal announcement said Lightfoot would only grant interviews to "Black and brown" reports. Lightfoot complained bitterly about the "whiteness and maleness" of Chicago's liberal media which had only aided in her election. Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Pratt, a Latino was granted an interview and asked the mayor’s office to lift its exclusion others. When the mayor's office refused, Pratt protested the racist policy and canceled the interview. A Chicago WGN anchor and a Washington Post reporter supported the Tribune's action and called on all reporters to boycott the mayor's office racist policies. The National Association of Black Journalists issued a statement: "that NABJ’s history of advocacy does not support excluding any bona fide journalists from one-on-one interviews with newsmakers, even if it is for one day and in support of activism...We have members from all races and backgrounds and diversity, equity and inclusion must be universal." Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell ripped Lightfoot's policy as "repugnant". Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard who excoriated Hillary Clinton as "the personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic party", called upon Lightfoot to resign. "I call upon President Biden, Kamala Harris, and other leaders of our county—of all races—to join me in calling for Mayor Lightfoot's resignation.

Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley weighed in: "The question is whether a race-based criteria for reporters is not just actionable but whether the media is prepared to sue Lightfoot for discriminatory policies....One of the most significant aspects of this controversy is that Lightfoot ordered staff to enforce the race-based criteria. That means that the policy was carried out with city staff and resources....The Illinois Human Rights Law states that unlawful discrimination

“means discrimination against a person because of his or her actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as those terms are defined in this Section.”

Amidst a firestorm of outrage Lightfoot attempted to defend her racist and anti-male policies: “As a woman of color, as a lesbian, it’s important to me that diversity is put front and center.” Lightfoot argued that racism and discrimination will make "the collective us do better."

Anti-science

Lightfoot questioned the guidance provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on mask-wearing during the CCP pandemic, undermining people's confidence in the science.

2020 Marxist insurrection

See also: 2020 Marxist insurrection

On May 31, 2020 Chicago saw its deadliest day in at least 60 years (records only go back to 1961), with 18 killings in a 24-hour period. Over the Memorial Day holiday - 85 people were shot and 24 killed, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that day the city's 911 emergency call centre received 65,000 calls - 50,000 more than on an average day. White rioters assaulted a police woman. Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged “an organized effort”. Chicago Business reported Lightfoot as saying, “There is no doubt. This was an organized effort last night,” she said. “There were clearly efforts to subvert the peaceful process and make it into something violent.” An Alderman asked Lightfoot,

“Once they’re done looting and rioting, and whatever’s going to happen tonight, God help us, what happens when they start going after residents? Going into the neighborhoods? Once they start trying to break down people’s doors if they think they’ve got something," noting that there were “gang-bangers with AK-47s walking around right now, just waiting to settle some scores."

When Lightfoot did not respond the Alderman added, “It’s not something you ignore. This is a question that I have.” The mayor responded,

“I think you’re 100% full of sh**, is what I think.”

The Alderman shot back, “No offense — F*** you, then. Who are you to tell me I’m full of sh**? Maybe you should come out and see what’s going on.” The call was recorded.

By mid-2020, year-to-date shootings eclipsed 1,508 for 2020, putting them 350 ahead of 2019. To date homicides sit at 254, placing them ahead of 2019. In the month of July 2020 alone there were 105 homicides in Chicago compared to 44 the previous July. Important to note that the Cook County board voted in favor of defunding police. Eleven city alderman raced to the fore to demand that not a single penny of $333 million in federal dollars not go to police, and various proposals are being considered to cut current funding by more than $30 million in current spending.