Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday slammed unspecified “rumors” spreading online as “trash” as she vowed to keep the city afloat.
In a five-piece Twitter thread posted Sunday morning, Lightfoot calls the virtual chatter “homophobic, racist and misogynistic” because she warns anyone not to cooperate with her on problems facing the city to “get out” the road not to come ‘.
Here is the combined content of Lightfoot’s thread:
Good morning from my mansion in Sauganash. But it’s serious – our city does not have time today or any day for homophobic, racist and misogynistic rumors. It is shocking and disappointing to see some media members and verified Twitter handles proclaim this trash as truth. If people did not notice it, we have major challenges in Chicago that we need to address TOGETHER. This nonsense that some seem to have the luxury of reveling in has not fed one person, halted the pandemic, housed, housed or rescued one young person. Anyone who wants to work with me to make progress, I’m ready. Even if we do not always see eye to eye, if you really like this city and want to share in its improvement, let us do the work. The rest of you, get out of the way. I will continue to lead a group of willing people across our city who want to do people’s work. The people of Chicago have elected my mayor, and I will continue to serve today, tomorrow, and into the future. Back to work.
Lightfoot dismissed the ‘rumors’ as ‘trash’ as tensions rose in the city following the release of the camera camera on Thursday in which a Chicago police officer shot dead 13-year-old Adam Toledo in the Little Village area last month. has.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Logan Square on Friday night and moved to Lightfoot’s home as they called for change amid a continuing investigation into the shooting that puts Chicago back at the forefront of a nationwide debate on policing and racial justice.