Chicago Mayor Groot (or Beetlejuice - take your pick of nicknames), is totally out of her depth and is locking antlers with the Chicago Police.
From Legal Insurrection:
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Calls Police Union Chief ‘Cartoon Character,’ ‘Clown’ in Texts
I think I’ll be writing about Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for awhile because a new story about her comes out every day.
Now the mayor found herself on the front pages because of text messages between her and the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Union President John Catanzara.
Catanzara wrote a letter to President Donald Trump because Chicago has gone off the rails since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Murders have doubled since last year. The city saw its deadliest 24 hours during the last weekend in May. It had a bloody Father’s Day.
The letter did not mention federal agents, but Catanzara wanted to discuss with Trump on “how to ‘bring back civility to the streets of Chicago.”
The texts between Catanzara and Lightfoot happened on that same day.
Catanzara did not appreciate Lightfoot “encouraging people to report officers who may have crossed the line.” She called him a clown three times in the exchange. From WGN:
“It tells my members you care more about rioters than injured police” Catanzara texted the mayor Saturday.
Four minutes later she responded:
“I made a very strong statement about the planned attack on our officers. You are better than the cartoon character that you allow yourself to become.”
She also texted the police union president “apparently you are officially a clown.”
“Class act mayor,” he responded.
The two texted for a bit on Saturday:
At one point he told her: “99.9% of the department has zero respect for you, what you say, what you stand for and even less confidence you give a rat’s a** for their well-being.”
Catanzara urged Lightfoot to allow police to respond in riot gear and shut down protests occurring without permits.
The texts ended just before 8 p.m. on Saturday night.
“Right back at you, clown. So sad you are so desperate for relevance and publicity that you are comfortable with lying. You will be exposed as the total fraud that you clearly are,” the mayor texted Catanzara.
Much more at the site - this goes on for quite a while. She is beclowning herself, her administration and her legacy. She does not see this. She is out of her depth.
Been through Chicago several times and it is a gorgeous city. Sad that it has become so much of a third-world shithole - it's citizens deserve a lot better. Catanzara should run for Mayor.
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