Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot encouraged violence on Monday in a tweet asserting the U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked opinion draft signaling the downfall of Roe v. Wade means the justices will come for the“LGBTQ+ community” next.
Is Democrat Lori Lightfoot calling for violence? https://t.co/pPzGZtRcHU
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 10, 2022
Lightfoot ratcheted up the hysteria among the Left with an overheated tweet.
Here’s what Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat in a same-sex marriage, tweeted:
“To my friends in the LGBTQ+ community—the Supreme Court is coming for us next. This moment has to be a call to arms. We will not surrender our rights without a fight—a fight to victory!”
We will not surrender our rights without a fight—a fight to victory!
— Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) May 10, 2022
However, Conservatives slammed Lightfoot’s wording amid the ongoing violence.
The tweets came following a weekend of attacks on churches and pro-life organizations, as well as coordinated mobs of Democrat activists storming conservative justices’ and their families’ homes.
In addition to spreading blatant disinformation with the goal of undermining SCOTUS, Lightfoot also explicitly called for political violence against U.S. institutions, something she previously denounced.
Security has been installed around the besieged Supreme Court, including high-grade and unscalable fencing, in response to a rise in calls for violence. The Senate also decided on Monday to strengthen protections for threatened Supreme Court justices and their families.
Lightfoot faced backlash for issuing a “call to arms” warning that the Supreme Court will take action against LGBTQ people.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado’s third congressional district called Lightfoot an “insurrectionist” in response to her “call to arms” tweet.
Insurrectionist. https://t.co/G7l4LuARnj
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 10, 2022
If a Republican mayor did this, CNN’s John Avlon and Brianna Keilar and Don Lemon would be make snarky faces into the camera with some hushed tones about what dangerous rhetoric the right is perpetuating. https://t.co/Ea0jARgdYS
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 10, 2022
Uhhhhhhhhh… a call to arms?? @Twitter please remove Lori Lightfoot immediately for inciting violence. https://t.co/fd22qrLJex
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) May 10, 2022
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, has issued a call to arms in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court. https://t.co/6pKhWCdzSU pic.twitter.com/JyAFUCeQLm
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) May 10, 2022
Shame on Lori Lightfoot!
Issuing a “call to arms” to millions is nothing short of a terroristic threat.
For a woman with so much blood on her hands due to the gun violence she allows in Chicago, she’s going to cause even more death.
Issuing terroristic threats is a crime!
— Kathy Barnette (@Kathy4Truth) May 10, 2022
The same people who want to sentence grandmas to death for waving the American flag in the Capitol on 1/6 have no problem with Lori Lightfoot literally calling for violence over a problem that doesn’t exist.
They don’t actually care about any of it. https://t.co/guGyMqDb7L
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) May 10, 2022
Lori Lightfoot is calling for a violent insurrection in this country. Where is the media coverage and mass hysteria? https://t.co/soWaItqTmw
— Matthew 🇺🇸🐘⛷ (@reaganbush84fan) May 10, 2022
Many Democrats have made such warnings, including Lightfoot. In 2020, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared on the Supreme Court steps and personally threatened Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh if they would not give rulings on abortion that aligned with his beliefs.
Lightfoot was one of many Democrats who blamed the disturbance at the US Embassy on former President Donald Trump. Capitol on January 6, 202, and alleged that his statements “incited this violence.”
Twitter banned Trump for language it claimed posed a “risk of further incitement of violence,” but Lightfoot’s Supreme Court tweet that explicitly demands a “call to arms” and a “fight” remains untouched by the Big Tech censors. Democrats in Congress also tried to impeach Trump for telling his supporters to “fight like hell,” but so far, Lightfoot’s incendiary tweet remains uncondemned by her own party.
Sources: Westernjournal, Newsweek, Worldnationnews
