Lori Lightfoot did not mince words during a press conference this afternoon when asked by reporters how she feels about Donald Trump.
Speaking from the podium, the first-ever Black lesbian mayor of Chicago accused Trump of trying to “foment violence” after he called for “thugs” (his word) protesting the death of George Floyd to be shot in the streets.
“We see the game he’s playing because it’s so transparent,” Lightfoot seethed, “and he’s not very good at it.”
“He wants to show failures on the part of Democratic local leaders to throw red meat to his base. His goal is to polarize, to destabilize local government and inflame racist urges. And we can absolutely not let him prevail.”
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Then came the kicker: “I will code what I really want to say to Donald Trump. It’s two words: It begins with F and ends with YOU.”
Lightfoot then demanded an apology from Trump for his racist behavior and poor leadership.
Asked by a reporter whether she was concerned about him withholding federal assistance to Chicago after her harsh rebuke, Lightfoot replied: “What I’m concerned about is a president of the United States using his bully pulpit to foment violence, that’s what I’m concerned about.”
And when it was suggested by another reporter that maybe she follow the wise words of forever first lady Michelle Obama when she said “When they go low, we go high,” Lightfoot responded: “I’m not Michelle Obama.”
We stan.
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Here's the video of Mayor Lightfoot responding to Trump.
Exact quote:
"I will code what I really want to say to Donald Trump. It's two words: It begins with F and it ends with YOU." https://t.co/dnj8KRMWT4 pic.twitter.com/quYv9aobgD— ??Derrick Clifton (@DerrickClifton) May 29, 2020
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wimo
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stevieboy3362
GO LORI LIGHTFOOT, YOU ROCK!!!!
frapachino
If she were a tween yae , as an adult it makes her look incredibly weak and foolish!
Cam
@frapachino
Yeah, but you have no problem with Trump calling Nazis “Good People”.
Charlie in Charge
@frapachino
This scathing rebuke from someone named after a Starbucks drink.
WashDrySpin
@frapachino
F and U
Desiderata
@Cam
If you’re taking for the many times debunked fine people hoax, you need to read the transcript entirely. If you just watch media from the list they will always edit out the below from Trump
And you had people — and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the White nationalists, because they should be condemned totally.
okiloki
It’s disingenuous of you to pretend as if Trump does not pander to the white nationalism and racism of his supporters and specifically to those who are sympathetic to or involved in alt right groups. If both the White Supremecists and the people who oppose them view Trump as an ally to the Alt right, that says it all.
TMBisAOK
@frapachino
You dont understand one bit what the h is going on!
Cam
@Desiderata
Nice try troll.
You can always spot the Trump troll accounts because they can’t actually correct you, what they do is claim that YOU should go read something, or go Google something and THAT will prove their point.
Hey, sweetie, if the ACTUAL transcript proves that Trump DIDN’T call Nazis in Charlottesville good people, then you’re welcome to paste it here.
But you can’t do that, because we all heard him.
frapachino
Yae that’ll help! Whatever happened to they go low we go high! She needs to concentrate on her violent dying city!
Cam
Ohhhhhhh right, You right wing trolls always try to lie and claim that Chicago is the most violent city in the country.
Hmmmm, it’s a shame that cities in red states like Memphis, Birmingham, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Houston ALL have higher crime rates.
But that’s right, Obama was from Chicago so you all have to try to lie about it.
WashDrySpin
@frapachino
You are just a stupid probably white troll sitting in judgment behind the internet
F and U
Bob LaBlah
@frapachino…….yeah, yeah, we know and blah blah blah. The good thing is you aren’t making these remarks under one name only to sign in under another to rebuke your own comment. Or are you?
Aires the Ram
Oh Cam honey, you stated this: “cities in red states like Memphis, Birmingham, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Houston ALL have higher crime rates.”, but left out this: All the cities you mentioned, and more, may be in “red states”, but they’ve all been run into the ground by leftist Democrats for decades. Funny how a few little facts change the entire picture, isn’t it Cammie baby?
Kieran
In Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago you can get arrested for opening a business, but not for looting one.
American voters are watching this. I don’t think violent Mob Rule is what they want for their country.
MISTERJETT
f and u, frap!!!!!
TMBisAOK
I dont see Michelle out there saying a damn thing! We are far beyond niceties. We are a country with severe PTSD and you are witnessing g the symptoms.
TMBisAOK
@Kieran
You spelled your name wrong Karen.?
Cam
@Aires the Ram
Hmmm, so let’s see, nothing in Red states is the fault of the red state governments that run them.
I see the GOP, party of personal responsibility strikes again. LOL
CurtisIsTheOne
@Frapachino, Maybe you should consider De-Caf? It might allow you to gain some perspective, but probably NOT. Troll-Bots aren’t really capable of self analysis.
Goforit
Finally a politician who is a patriotic hero for not being afraid of the fascist bully that currently occupies the oval office. Lori Lightfoot/Brian Sims 2020.
o.codone
Brian Sims is an idiot azz clown. Any Questions?
Desiderata
Is it fascist to find and arrest and at times jail people for opening their place of business, to be on a bus without a mask, offer a hair cut, go for a walk on the park or parking catch with their children outside?
Is it fascist to say if you’re afraid stay home, if not then go back to work if that’s your choice?
Fascism is the state controlling what, when, where you can live your life.
Democrats seem to enjoy the immense powers they’ve gave themselves from a fearful populace.
Aires the Ram
@Desiderata: You hit the nail right on the head!
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Cam
The responses to this post.
One troll, three screenames, and one spam.
Goforit
Desiderata: Just to educate you a little. Cambridge English Dictionary definition of fascism. “A political system based on a very powerful leader, state control and being extremely proud of country and race and in which political opposition is not allowed.” “Fascism develops from right-wing extremism, supported traditionally by the middle classes.”
Cam
Oh no! Somebody called TRUMP a name. Lets all watch the media freak out, while at the same time they ignore the multiple worse things Trump does every day.
Cato
Hell, she didn’t even call him a name. She just called out his dog whistle racism and said “F-U”. That’s far gentler than he deserves.
Aires the Ram
Well, well, well…..our resident anti-American leftist is at it again, denouncing everyone she disagrees with as a ‘right-wing troll account’.
I wonder if the Mayor of Chicago will ever open her eyes up and take a look around her own city and see what a failure not only her “leadership” is, but what a failure the entire Democrat machine of the city is? How many were shot and killed last weekend? Hell, they don’t even report it anymore.
Hdtex
Aires the Ram what flavor is Trump’s crusty sphincter today?
Cam
@Aires the Ram
Actually I said nothing about right wing toll accounts in that post. Hmmm, but that designation seems to be right at the forefront of your mind.
Hmmmm, Project Much?
And we get your hatred of Chicago. Nothing you Republicans hate more than a black woman with an opinion.
wikidBSTN
Sometimes “going high” when they go low, doesn’t work.
Let’s not pull punches. Donnie Dump has deserved a big FU for some time now.
Actually, I’d love to see a massive crowd of people chanting “FU Trump”.
Could be the unofficial slogan for 2020.
In fact let it start today.
FU TRUMP!
Goforit
I am all in for it. The picture to the left has been on the back window of my truck for the last year. Lots of positive reactions. No negative ones. Or maybe those who disagree don’t have the balls to say anything. F U T !
Desiderata
@goforit
I’m betting you live in a very liberal area where not criticising Trump is the courageous thing to do.
If you’re not in a woke liberal area, then you’ll see that those you hate actually just want to live and let live, which is the antithesis of the woke left these days.
Cam
@Desiderata
Tell that to Ahmaud Arbery.
Nice try troll
missvamp
we need more leaders like her! more mayors, governors! hell- she should run for president!
o.codone
Well, let’s see if she can handle Chicago first.
Aires the Ram
It’s not only that she “can’t” handle Chicago, she “won’t”.
Cam
@o.codone
Chicago, you mean the city with a better economy and lower crime rate than cities in Tennesee, Alabama, Missouri, Texas, etc..?
GlobeTrotter
Glad someone finally had the courage to say it. Trump, like all bullies, is counting on the fact that his victims are too scared to fight back, and that’s what all these cowardly democrats have been doing for the past 3 to 4 years. None of them have the courage to do what must be done to all bullies, stand up to them and give them a black eye. That’s the only language a bully knows AND respects.
Desiderata
LOL. courage is shown by Michigan Democratic state Rep. Karen Whitsett who w voraciously attacked by the woke left and the media.
Look at the virulent attacks from the woke left against tulsi gabbard on just voting present during the articles of impeachment. She was right, not that the woke left can admit that, and all the time wasted on the theatrics made it much harder for all levels of govt to prepare for this pandemic.
Cam
@Desiderata
Translation: The right wing troll account is only on this site to defend anti-LGBT bigotry and the Republicans who push it.
ScottOnEarth
Right on, Lori! Enough is enough and “when they go low, we go high” can only take you so far. The gloves have to come off in such critical, desperate times. Things are only going to get worse as trump flounders in his endless ineptitude.
ptseti
That’s it …she speaks modern politics and I am living her for it…YAAAAAA
barryaksarben
You have to laugh at these idiots who try to defend trump by saying bullshit like he was misquoted or it was taken out of context. We all see him on LIVE TV and have seen and heard the increibly horrible disgusting things he has said. NO ONE needs to take this poor excuse for a human out of context to find him saying something truly VILE. He is scum, it is the only reason he got to the top of anything. Scum floats. Go back to when he started in business and you will see him lose a lawsuit brought by the feds for his racial profiling to keep his apartments all WHITE. No he said it all. They say he didnt call the virus a hoax but oh yes he did. Watch it. HE called it a DEMOCRATIC HOAX which IS calling it a hoax. It doesnt matter what kind of hoax he called it a hoax. He is a pos and his defenders are scum and dont deserve to be litened to by anyone
hkgjefe1
Very proud of my mayor. Love her!
barryaksarben
WHY are trump supporters here? We arent going to believe a single lie you try to spread. We have seen the lies and the lies to cover for the lies over and over like a hall of mirrors. You are all dishonest trolls who are only here to cause trouble. We have had a lifetime of fools like you and we ARENT BUYING WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL. GO one back to your alt right all white websites and brag about how you owned us — ANOTHER OF YOUR LIES. I dont know if you even have a dick it is so small or you are so far back in the closet you smell of moth balls or you are a sexually frustrated ugly ass woman but we dont want none ya
SteveM
I agree. Most of Trump’s supporters are utter scum. I wouldn’t stoop to help one of them if he or she were hit by a car or truck.
Cam
They keep trying to put in a false fact and hope that it will stick.
The trolls have been pulling that crap on LGBTQ blogs for years now, we’ve just gotten really good at spotting them….and the ones on here are pretty bad.
SteveM
Good for her! I’d like to see some reporter say that or worse to Trump. Needless to say, he or she would be barred from ever entering the White House again during Trump’s presidency, but Trump would deserve it anyway.
Gary Q VV
Mayor Lightfoot is my new hero. She’s got intelligence, strength, foresight, courage, community, and spunk — I like spunk! Lori Lightfoot 2028! 2028! 2028!
Gary Q VV
Oops! I forgot, F YOU President Trump.
MISTERJETT
oh, i say that to the derrière orifice all day every day!!!!
Onecaddy13
I’ve been to Chicago many times and it’s a beautiful city. But it really does have a high crime rate. Mayor should concentrate on doIng less news conferences, concentrated on the crimes being committed and concentrate on the killings that happen on a daily. There doesn’t need to be a tit for tat with Trump. She’s a strong woman, but doesn’t look good when she uses that language. There’s no need for that from a politician.