{"id":535128,"date":"2021-05-21T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=535128"},"modified":"2021-05-21T20:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T00:21:04","slug":"hundreds-gather-at-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-house-to-slam-her-job-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-gather-at-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-house-to-slam-her-job-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds Gather At Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s House To Slam Her Job Performance"},"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%2Fhundreds-gather-at-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-house-to-slam-her-job-performance%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=535128&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1145306406.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s house Thursday to express their disapproval of her job performance.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 demonstrators swarmed the area around Lightfoot\u2019s residence, many of them hoisting signs giving her an \u201cF\u201d grade on issues such as education, COVID-19, police reform, housing, and other things,&nbsp;according to <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/protesters-chicago-lightfoot\">Fox News<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the attendees posted footage of the event to social media under the the hashtag #2Years2Much, which is a reference to the two-year anniversary of her mayoral inauguration as the city\u2019s first female black mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not enough to be black, it\u2019s not enough to be female, you gotta be right,\u201d said Tara Stamps, who works for Chicago Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH (LANGUAGE WARNING):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.9880239520958\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Us chanting \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuckLoriLightFoot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuckLoriLightFoot<\/a>\u201d never sounded so good!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2Years2Much?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2Years2Much<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTermMayor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTermMayor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoriLieFoot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LoriLieFoot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hWZzyVKqPW\">pic.twitter.com\/hWZzyVKqPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GoodKidsMadCity (@GKMC18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GKMC18\/status\/1395527277505650688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.8571428571429\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two years of broken promises on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ERSB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ERSB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2Years2Much?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2Years2Much<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWSYqpOsy9\">pic.twitter.com\/EWSYqpOsy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Illinois Families for Public Schools (@il_fps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/il_fps\/status\/1395524616349786114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.8571428571429\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two years of broken promises on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ERSB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ERSB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2Years2Much?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2Years2Much<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWSYqpOsy9\">pic.twitter.com\/EWSYqpOsy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Illinois Families for Public Schools (@il_fps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/il_fps\/status\/1395524616349786114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.65\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A protest led by the people. We\u2019re just grateful and honored to be standing alongside them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2Years2Much?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2Years2Much<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pQkkgTF45s\">https:\/\/t.co\/pQkkgTF45s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ChicagoTeachersUnion (@CTULocal1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTULocal1\/status\/1395534529268535298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even liberal community organizers were among the 40 who sponsored the event, which included the&nbsp;Chicago Teachers Union, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Illinois Raise Your Hand, and GoodKids MadCity, according to the event\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past 2 years, Lightfoot\u2019s administration has continued to ignore the demands of its people,\u201d the event page reads. \u201cThis administration has failed on multiple issues \u2014 from environmental justice to education to policing to housing and COVID recovery. Join over 30 organizations in calling out Mayor Lightfoot on her [two-]year anniversary and demand that she fulfill her broken promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot, who drew national attention throughout the pandemic for her repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/2020-democrat-hypocrisy-hall-of-shame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypocrisy<\/a>, recently stoked outrage when she determined that she would allow only reporters of color to interview her as she celebrates her two-year anniversary as mayor. She doubled down in the face of criticism, claiming such a policy was justified because too many in the Chicago media are white males.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy now, you may have heard the news that on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as Mayor of this great City, I will be exclusively providing one-on-one interviews with journalists of color,\u201d she wrote&nbsp;in a letter. \u201cAs a person of color, I have throughout my adult life done everything that I can to fight for diversity and inclusion in every institution that I have been a part of and being Mayor makes me uniquely situated to shine a spotlight on this most important issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) on Friday slammed Lightfoot for what she called \u201canti-white racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Lightfoot\u2019s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent. I call upon President Biden, Kamala Harris, and other leaders of our county\u2014of all races\u2014to join me in calling for Mayor Lightfoot\u2019s resignation. Our leaders must condemn all racism, including anti-white,\u201d Gabbard tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/2020-democrat-hypocrisy-hall-of-shame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 Democrat Hypocrisy Hall Of Shame<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s house Thursday to express their disapproval of her job performance.More than 300 demonstrators swarmed the area around Lightfoot\u2019s residence, many &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312665,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1145306406.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Hundreds Gather At Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s House To Slam Her Job Performance","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-535128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1145306406.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Hundreds Gather At Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s House To Slam Her Job Performance","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}