Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday called Kayleigh McEnany “Karen” after the White House press secretary referred to her as a “derelict mayor” at a briefing. A source close to the mayor confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times that Lightfoot used the word in that context. At a White House press briefing, McEnany criticized Lightfoot for not requesting federal help to curb gun violence in her city. Trump called Chicago violence “worse than Afghanistan” this week ― a comparison he has used before, WGN reported. Back in May, Lightfoot had colorful words for the president: “I will encode what I really want to say to Donald Trump.

Source: Huffington Post July 17, 2020 11:03 UTC