Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is "Unapologetic" about discriminating against white reporters, saying she "Would absolutely" do it again.
To "Celebrate" her two-year anniversary in office, Lightfoot announced in May that she would grant interviews only to "Black and brown journalists."
In doubling down on her segregation policy, Lightfoot suggested it was her duty to discriminate against white journalists.
Catenacci, a white male, had emailed Lightfoot's office in May, requesting an interview with the mayor.
"Not only did her lawyers ignore these requests, in a recent interview, an unrepentant Lightfoot told a New York Times writer, 'I would absolutely do it again. I'm unapologetic about it because it spurred a very important conversation, a conversation that needed to happen, that should have happened a long time ago.'".
"I cannot believe that Mayor Lightfoot told the New York Times reporter that she would absolutely discriminate against reporters again based on their race," he said in the Judicial Watch news release.
If Lightfoot doesn't run again, she'll join other embattled Democrats, including Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms, who chose not to seek re-election.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/chicago-mayor-says-absolutely-deny-interviews-white-reporters
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