Local Reporter William Kelly Confronts Lori Lightfoot, Tells Her: You Are A Pandemic

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As a reminder, please remember that all speakers must sign up to speak and speakers cannot yield or transfer their time to another speaker. Thank you. Our next speaker is William Kelly. Mayor Lifehood you and I may have gotten off on the wrong foot. Reporter William J Kelly.com. I'm a veteran reporter in the city of Chicago, Emmy award-winning TV host Radio Print journalism. I should be sitting over there with my colleagues, but I'm standing over here because On a weekly basis I was going viral asking you obvious questions and Instead of answering them you told me that crime was down My videos went viral Maltan millions of views comments likes and shares and it was hurting your reelection campaign so you revoked my media credential That should never happen in a free country and I'm asking the City Council to take the media credential process away from the from the next mayor of Chicago and the next Superintendent of police and put it in the hands of The Constitution What you've done to the City of Chicago I feel like this is more of a victim impact statement than an actual public comment What you've done to me is nothing compared to what you've done to my city the city of Chicago the city that I was born and raised in The city that I love with all my heart You became mayor the people of Chicago elected you You shut down our schools you shut down the churches you shut down the businesses You did the one thing that I thought could never happen as somebody who was born and raised on the Southside Chicago I never thought in my life that I would ever see the city of Chicago brought down so low as you have managed to bring it down Shame on you That is a Legacy that you are going to have to carry future historians are going to have a hard time understanding how you are how you ever even became mayor of the city of Chicago I intend to write that book. I intend to make sure that at least There is some possible way for the city of Chicago to move forward I hope that you realize what damage you have done to the city I hope that after today's city council meeting you will pack your suitcase and Get the hell out of my city Mr. Kelly Mr You are a pandemic you are a pandemic Thank you Thank you, Mr