
Chicago Democratic alderman rips Lightfoot after 'completely hypocritical' new demand for federal crime help
Fox News
A Democratic Chicago alderman sounded off Thursday after the Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared to reverse her previous refusal to seek or accept federal assistance in quashing gun violence by calling for a "united front" between the city and Washington, D.C.
"It's completely hypocritical from this mayor that didn't want help from President Trump—whom I was not a fan of—but now needs help from Joe Biden," he told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum. "Clearly the politics of it was more important than saving peoples' lives." Lopez, one of 50 members of a city council that lacks a single Republican alderman, added that Chicago is on pace to have 800 murders by the end of 2021. "The violence is not restricted to certain neighborhoods anymore. The only thing that is equitable about what the mayor's policies have been was to put the entire city under siege, and to spread fear and violence in every neighborhood. So much so that it's common place and doesn't raise an eye nationally," he said.More Related News