{"id":1112567,"date":"2021-12-12T19:43:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T00:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1112567"},"modified":"2021-12-12T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T00:43:37","slug":"lori-lightfoots-texts-reveal-nasty-combative-interactions-dont-come-to-me-for-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-lightfoots-texts-reveal-nasty-combative-interactions-dont-come-to-me-for-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Lori Lightfoot&#039;s Texts Reveal Nasty, Combative Interactions: &#039;Don&#039;t Come to Me for S***&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flori-lightfoots-texts-reveal-nasty-combative-interactions-dont-come-to-me-for-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1112567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>\u201cIt will continue until I beat them again in the next election,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18188874\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1235565401.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18188874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1235565401.png\" alt=\"Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park on September 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. - The 700-million-dollar project has been six years in the making and the center is scheduled to open in 2025. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski \/ AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park on September 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>While Lightfoot stated she wanted aldermen to think for themselves and supported an independent city council during her time as a candidate, according to the <em>Tribune<\/em>, some of her text message exchanges seem antithetical to that sentiment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>After Lightfoot\u2019s first budget passed, she created a website that was critical of the budget\u2019s dissenters, the <em>Tribune<\/em> reports.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cNot understanding your decision to target Aldermen,\u201d Ald. Maria Hadden texted the mayor. \u201cIt seems contrary to the desire for an independent City Council and I find it very troubling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cI am not sure why showing how people voted is \u2018targeting,&#8217;\u201d Lightfoot responded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hadden texted, \u201c<\/span><span>Coming from a political site the information is not neutral.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the time before the city\u2019s 2020 budget vote, Lightfoot told black aldermen that if they were not behind her budget, then \u201cDon\u2019t<span>&nbsp;come to me for s\u2014.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ald. Walter Burnett, a black man, texted the mayor, saying her comments hampered his effort to whip votes for the budget.<\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cSorry if I offended people by being candid, but it is only fair to support the people who support (your) programs,\u201d Lightfoot responded. \u201cIn what world does the opposition get rewarded?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot has heavily criticized businessman Elzie Higginbottom, who wields political influence in the Windy City. Lightfoot previously told the <em>Tribune<\/em> that when she and Higginbottom make eye contact, he&nbsp;<span>\u201cgoes in a different direction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ald. David Moore called Lightfoot out for her assessment of their relationship in a June 2019 text message.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, your comment about him going in a different direction when eye contact is made is not true and it builds walls instead of bridges,\u201d Moore wrote.<\/p>\n<p>More recently,&nbsp;Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, a democratic-socialist who has believed in defunding police, called the mayor out after Lightfoot said the alderwoman \u201c<span>frequently calls me\u201d to request police.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cI think it\u2019s incredible that you would say that I call you frequently asking for police,\u201d Rodriguez Sanchez texted the mayor. \u201cWe haven\u2019t talked on the phone in over a year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lightfoot did not respond to the message.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Law and Order Texts with Aldermen<\/h2>\n<p><span>In January of 2020, Ald. Pat Dowell texted the mayor regarding train robberies on the red line.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cSouth Loopers are complaining of course and there is talk on \u2018leaving the city,&#8217;\u201d Dowell texted. \u201cMy commander has taken steps to address but the public transit division of (CPD) doesn\u2019t have enough resources.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lightfoot responded saying,&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cI am very concerned and focused on CTA [Chicago Transit Authority] issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dowell texted Lightfoot this past summer regarding \u201cthe lack of police response\u201d in her ward. She added in another message that she was&nbsp;<span>\u201cfrustrated with the police. They don\u2019t engage people or deter crime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cFinance doesn\u2019t ticket people who ignore parking restrictions so I have a thousand people in two parks doing illegal fireworks, drinking and smoking (weed) and peeing all over the place,\u201d Dowell said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lightfoot did not get back to Dowell on the matter, according to the <em>Tribune<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the looting and rioting that took place in the city following the police killing of George Floyd in the late spring and early summer of 2020,&nbsp;<\/span><span>Ald. Chris Taliaferro asked the mayor if she was taking steps to restore order to the city.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMayor, the wards are experiencing heavy looting and large crowds gathering,\u201d he texted. \u201cWill the National Guard or police redeploy to the south and west sides before we lose control of them?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Tribune reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><span> Lightfoot replied with images of police on the West Side and a text of her own: \u201cAlso, this problem is all over the area, not just in Chicago. And if the (Black) caucus wanted to be helpful, activate your faith, community and other stakeholders to be in the streets to help calm it down and call people out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>He followed up, suggesting a \u201csunset to sunrise curfew,\u201d prompting Lightfoot to say,&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cMan, I\u2019m getting s\u2014 for even daring to implement anything!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18044498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-11-21-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-speech-ap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18044498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-11-21-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-speech-ap.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, left, speaks Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, during a news conference at the William H. Brown Elementary School after a tour of the school. In-person learning for students in pre-k and cluster programs began Thursday, since the district&#039;s agreement with Chicago Teachers Union was reached. (AP Photo\/Shafkat Anowar,Pool)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, left, speaks Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, during a news conference at the William H. Brown Elementary School after a tour of the school. (AP Photo\/Shafkat Anowar)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>In September, Lightfoot had a text exchange with Ald. Brendan Reilly over the city\u2019s crime issues after Reilly was critical of police Superintendent David Brown, calling him a \u201cmoron\u201d who \u201cwon\u2019t listen.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cBrendan, shameful and unhelpful. How about pickup the phone instead falsely creating the appearance of doing someone at everyone else\u2019s expense?\u201d Lightfoot texted Reilly. \u201cReally bush league.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reilly responded:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>He\u2019s a fine cop, but I\u2019m looking at \u2026 my crime stats &amp; can honestly say that, in my 26 years living downtown, I\u2019ve never seen lawlessness to this degree. It\u2019s sickening. So I\u2019ll apologize for using the word \u2018moron.\u2019 And I am anything but \u2018Bush League.\u2019 I want you to be successful, Mayor &amp; I support you. But (this) has to change ASAP. We are losing downtown.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cLightfoot said she shares \u2018the levels of concern\u2019 but the 18th police district \u2018has tons of resources so there is no excuse for what is happening,&#8217;\u201d the <em>Tribune<\/em> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span>Chicago\u2019s Lawlessness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Between Friday night and Sunday morning, 20 people were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/12\/20-people-shot-friday-into-sunday-morning-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago\/\">shot<\/a> in the city with two dying, Breitbart News\u2019s AWR Hawkins reported. On December 9, Hawkins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/09\/lori-lightfoots-chicago-750-killed-so-far-this-year\/\">published<\/a> an article detailing the number of homicides in Chicago throughout 2021:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"22.292825768668\">\n<p>Over 750 people have been killed thus far in 2021 in Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s (D) Chicago, and there are still three weeks left in the year. On December 9, 2021, the&nbsp;<em>Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/graphics.suntimes.com\/homicides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;a total of 754 homicides in the city.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/12-major-us-cities-top-annual-homicide-records\/story?id=81466453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">noted<\/a>&nbsp;that Chicago already had 739 homicides when November 2021 came to a close, and those 739 killings were \u201cup 3% from 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On December 31, 2020, the&nbsp;<em>Sun-Times&nbsp;<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2020\/12\/31\/22208002\/chicago-murders-2020-skyrocket-crime-violence-cpd-homicides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;774 murders in Chicago during 2020 and observed that those killings represented \u201can increase of more than 50% from the 506 murders in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the current pace, Lightfoot\u2019s Chicago could reach or even surpass the number of homicides committed in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chicago has also been the site of extreme looting in recent months.&nbsp;In the hours leading up to Black Friday, a group of \u201corganized burglars\u201d hit multiple stores.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News\u2019s Warner Todd Huston <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/crime\/2021\/11\/26\/gang-organized-burglars-loot-chicago-stores-ahead-black-friday\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21.467312348668\">\n<p><span> Between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. a group of men traveling in a 3-car convoy broke into and burglarized four stores in Chicago\u2019s Wicker Park area. A fifth store had its front entrance damaged, but it was not clear if the place was also rifled through, according to a Chicago Police Department&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cwbchicago.com\/2021\/11\/organized-burglars-raid-stores-in-wicker-park-and-west-town-overnight-please-dont-call-them-looters.html\"><span class=\"s2\">report<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;highlighted by crime watch website <a href=\"http:\/\/CWBChicago.com\"><span class=\"s3\">CWBChicago.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Items stolen included electronics, jackets, sportswear, and shoes, the stores told police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> Looters and thieves also struck a list of Chicago stores last week in the wake of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. At least two incidents of groups of looters flooding stores and running out with arms full of merchandise occurred on Chicago\u2019s South Side, and northward up through the city\u2019s Magnificent Mile shopping district. Neiman Marcus and a Foot Locker outlet were targeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Black Friday, a group of three men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/crime\/2021\/11\/28\/looters-ransack-stores-across-country-throughout-thanksgiving-week\/\">waltzed<\/a> into a Chicago Foot Locker, filled trash bags with merchandise, and fled the store, Breitbart News reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt will continue until I beat them again in the next election,\u201d she added. 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