The candidates exchanged barbs over how schools handled COVID-19 and the teachers strike, with Lightfoot blasting Johnson, a leader of the teachers union.
Mayoral candidates Mayor Lori Lightfoot, from left, U.S. Rep. Jesús"Chuy" García and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson meet with members of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at Freedom Center Monday in Chicago.
“Let me remind you and everyone in the room that there isn’t another elected official in office today who’s been fighting the machine as long as I have,” García said. He added that anyone with pending legislation in Springfield over the past few decades had to work with the former speaker, who famously held tight control over the Statehouse.
That answer did not satisfy Lightfoot, who quipped, “Clearly what decided after losing in 2015 is, ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.’ And he’s made deal after deal after deal.” Mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson meets with members of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at Freedom Center on Jan. 23, 2023.
Lightfoot brought a printout of Johnson quotes speaking in favor of reallocating spending on law enforcement to argue that he is a “defunder.” Johnson also went after García, describing him as an absentee politician who did not speak out on various issues in Latino neighborhoods, such as General Iron’s attempted move to the Southeast Side or the Hilco explosion in Little Village.
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