CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot is shrugging off any concerns about sometimes blistering work-related texts she’s sent over the past couple of years that were revealed last week.
Mayor Lightfoot first downplayed the text messages, often to City Council members, which were released reluctantly through a Freedom of Information request by the Chicago Tribune - texts that sometimes savaged her critics.
"Palace intrigue aside, with all do respect, the thing that people want me to focus on is public safety, the pandemic, and making sure that we've got an equitable recovery," Lightfoot said.
But the Mayor also disputed any suggestion that her sometimes combative style was counter-productive.
"So when you say well, do you regret...the proof is in the pudding, my friend. We get things done. We get things passed," Lightfoot said.
For example, she cited her budget that was passed with strong City Council support.
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