'F— CLARENCE THOMAS': The incident with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was captured on now viral video.
"If you read Clarence Thomas’ concurrence," a fired-up Lightfoot shouts from the stage. Someone from the audience shouts back at the mayor and Lightfoot says, "Thank you. F – – – Clarence Thomas."
By 1:30 p.m. Monday, more than 775,000 people had viewed the video of the mayor, including five of the seven mayoral challengers. The mayor’s office refused to comment.CEO Paul Vallas said no matter how incensed the city’s first openly gay mayor is about the suggestion made in Thomas’ concurring opinion, she owes it to the office she holds and the constituents she represents to conduct herself with decorum.
Mayoral challenger Kam Buckner said he, too is "clearly nervous about what the slippery slope" might be. But Buckner said that doesn’t excuse the mayor’s language. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago's First Lady Amy Eshleman attend the 51st LGBTQ Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, on June 26, 2022. - The Pride Parade returned to the Lakeview and Uptown neighborhoods after a three year hiatus due tMayoral challenger Ray Lopez said Lightfoot’s vulgar language is more evidence that she lacks the temperament to serve as an effective mayor of Chicago.
Mayoral challenger Ja’Mal Green had a different take. He accused Lightfoot of brazenly using the Supreme Court ruling to "lure voters" while saying nothing at all about the fatal shooting of a 5-month-old baby girl."
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