Lori Lightfoot: ‘Unfortunately’ Chicago Voters Heard the ‘Dog Whistle’ Racism Used Against Me

Sharpton Mayor Lightfoot Reverend ░░░░░░░░ I have to note ░░░░░░░░ you spent maybe two ░░░░░░░░ at our National Action ░░░░░░░░ Convention and every time ░░░░░░░░ walked in the room ░░░░░░░░ got a standing ovation ░░░░░░░░ it that you get ░░░░░░░░ sense that people understand ░░░░░░░░ you and other mayors ░░░░░░░░ color black mayors came ░░░░░░░░ against some insurmountable odds ░░░░░░░░ you said the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ we re dealing in ░░░░░░░░ York right now with ░░░░░░░░ subway vigilante and that ░░░░░░░░ forces that you have ░░░░░░░░ deal with really tried ░░░░░░░░ target in many ways ░░░░░░░░ that had black mayors ░░░░░░░░ Texas sending migrants to ░░░░░░░░ city and to New ░░░░░░░░ City I think that ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ that you govern at ░░░░░░░░ time that they tried ░░░░░░░░ line the stars against ░░░░░░░░ of big cities that ░░░░░░░░ of color particularly Democrat ░░░░░░░░ try to put their ░░░░░░░░ on a scale that ░░░░░░░░ already down in terms ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic and all ░░░░░░░░ you had to deal ░░░░░░░░ LIGHTFOOT Look there s ░░░░░░░░ question Reverend Al that ░░░░░░░░ are some people in ░░░░░░░░ and across the country ░░░░░░░░ don t want mayors ░░░░░░░░ me to succeed There ░░░░░░░░ a reason why in ░░░░░░░░ part of Trump s ░░░░░░░░ strategy was to go ░░░░░░░░ cities and mayors like ░░░░░░░░ by name by city ░░░░░░░░ just me but also ░░░░░░░░ Lance Bottoms in Atlanta ░░░░░░░░ Bowser in Washington D ░░░░░░░░ And when the person ░░░░░░░░ the biggest megaphone and ░░░░░░░░ stage attacks you in ░░░░░░░░ way that Trump attacked ░░░░░░░░ it unleashes a set ░░░░░░░░ forces that are hard ░░░░░░░░ control Both dog whistles ░░░░░░░░ were blown in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ still resonating today And ░░░░░░░░ was fed by the ░░░░░░░░ and the anger and ░░░░░░░░ funded by right wing ░░░░░░░░ that wanted to take ░░░░░░░░ a big city mayor ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ on the bandwagon of ░░░░░░░░ Republican posing like a ░░░░░░░░ now got a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ as the mayor So ░░░░░░░░ what you wish for.”