Dem Alderman: Mayor Lightfoot Is ‘Trying to Deflect from Her Inability to Keep Chicagoans Safe’ by Saying that Attacks on Her Are Racist and Sexist

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LOPEZ: "You know, I represent African-Americans and Latinos. We are a majority-minority ward, and we as a whole are tired of seeing the race card, the sex card, the LGBTQA+ card, we're tired of all the cards being used to try and deflect from her inability to keep Chicagoans safe. My issue is not about her being a black woman, not being about the first lesbian mayor. All I care about is about keeping the city of Chicago's residents safe. And the fact that she refuses to admit that this is an emergency is striking to me, it's sad seeing our city in the hands of a leader who does not take the safety of its residents as priority number one."