Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faced backlash on social media after issuing a “call to arms” from the LGBTQ+ community against the Supreme Court.
The statement from the Democrat mayor comes as pro-choice activists have gathered outside the homes of U.S. justices to protest a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion from Justice Alito that indicates the high court is leaning towards overturning Roe v. Wade.
“To my friends in the LGBTQ+ community—the Supreme Court is coming for us next. This moment has to be a call to arms,” Lightfoot tweeted on Monday evening. “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
Following her post, Mayor Lightfoot immediately got “ratioed,” meaning that the replies to her tweet vastly outnumber the likes or retweets. “This means people are objecting to the tweet and considering its content bad,” according to Dictionary.com.
Here are some of the highest-engaged reactions to Lightfoot:
Isn't there already enough shootings and murders in your city, mayor?
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) May 10, 2022
Arms? You might want to find a better metaphor.
— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) May 10, 2022
A call to arms? But — mayor — I thought you’re against guns.
I came out the day after the Pulse nightclub attack, where a radical Islamic terrorist murdered 49 people.
The 2nd Amendment protects all other rights
& is a significant reason why I vote for Republicans.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) May 10, 2022
.@elonmusk: Imagine if a Republican tweeted this.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) May 10, 2022
Didn’t you ban all the arms?
— Harrison Krank (@HarrisonKrank) May 10, 2022
Alright @Twitter time to remove Lori Lightfoot. Those are the rules.
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) May 10, 2022
This you? pic.twitter.com/QixZuQ87Lk
— Ultra MAGA queen Liz Willis (@LizWillis_) May 10, 2022
Maybe worry about reducing the call to arms in Chicago first….
— Cyclones/WhiteSox FAN (@jmccullo) May 10, 2022
Speaking of call to arms, Chicago has some of the worst gun violence in America, and yet as a 5’3 115 lb woman, I was barred from even carrying a taser for self defense on public transit when I lived there.
How about setting your own house in order before criticizing the world.
— Jennifer Schoewe (@js_conservative) May 10, 2022
This sounds a lot like incitement
— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) May 10, 2022
“A call to arms.”
You hate the Second Amendment and firearms. How you gonna fight?
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) May 10, 2022
I cannot believe the mayor of one of the largest cities in the US would tweet this out.
— Jeff (@bigskyusa) May 10, 2022
Ummm did a sitting political just call for a armed revolt…?
— Sheriff KT (@KT_199923) May 10, 2022
Sounds like an incitement to insurrection to me. Twitter?
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) May 10, 2022
Can u imagine if trump said to the mega crowd this is a call to arms
— Alltimeniner (@alltimeniner) May 10, 2022
— Ryan against the mob (@ryankibby) May 10, 2022
Okay… Who said Beetlejuice three times?
— 𝔻𝕄 (@clutchkilroy) May 10, 2022
I’m so frightened pic.twitter.com/xGqpsovgEX
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 10, 2022
