Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is now on the receiving end of a lawsuit following backlash for her declaration that she would only give interviews to journalists of color. Lightfoot has faced strong backlash, including from reporters and from Tucker CarlsonThe backlash against Lightfoot's decision came swiftly. 'To Lori Lightfoot, all that matters is the fact they're white because white people are the same. Steve Cortes of Newsmax also tweeted: 'Never mind the thousands of young black men dead in my city while Lori Lightfoot presides over systemic failure — she's facilitating 'healing' by discriminating against white reporters.' White journalists are aggrieved and journalists of color are like 'lmaooooooo ok??

Source: Daily Mail May 27, 2021 18:47 UTC