Even the blacks would resign the Chicago mayor who excludes the whites

According to the Chicago Tribune, the American daily newspaper, the police union, Police Chief David Brown and his first deputy Eric Carter, as well as 200 active and retired police officers unanimously voted against the mayor in the vote of no confidence. Disgruntled police officers mainly criticized the poor working conditions and, according to press information, "they are burnt out because their days off have been canceled several times and they have to work 12-hour shifts instead of 8 and a half hours."

In addition, one of the reasons for Lightfoot's rejection is that, citing the coronavirus epidemic, the city has canceled the St. Jude memorial march, traditionally held in honor of fallen police officers, for the second year running.

"This decision is a slap in the face to the police and the families of the victims, who deserve to pay our respects every year. There is no excuse for this," said John Catanzara, president of the FOP.

"Honestly, a vote of no confidence from this guy is an honor for me," the mayor responded, referring to Catanzara. According to Lightfoot, the contract between the city and the FOP expired four years ago, and as he put it, " they are not willing to sit down at the negotiating table and come to an agreement ."

Hawaiian politician Tulsi Gabbard, former Democratic presidential candidate, called on Mayor Lightfoot to resign because of his racist statement, and the National Association of Black Journalists issued a statement condemning him for the same reason.

The city's African-American mayor caused a stir on Wednesday when he announced that he would now only be willing to give interviews to journalists of color, because the city's media outlets are "overwhelmingly white and men".

According to Lightfoot, the press corps at Chicago City Hall is also "overwhelmingly white in a city where more than half of the residents are black, Latino, Asian-American, or Native American." The Democrat Party politician stated: "this is exactly why I intend to prioritize the inquiries of journalists of color on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as mayor ".

The mayor's statement stirred up a lot of dust among the Democrats as well. On Friday, Tulsi Gabbard called for the resignation of Lightfoot, who, according to her, made "anti-white, racist" statements.

Source: MTI

Cover photo by Pat Nabong/Sun-Times