todd: chicago mayor lori lightfoot being sued by the daily caller for not granting an interview to a white reporter after tweeting, quote, i am being intentional about prioritizing media requests from people of color, reporters on the occasion of the two year anniversary of my inauguration of mayor of this great city. president of judicial watch tom fitton and daily caller reporter behind the lawsuit join us now. for purpose of taking attendance, you will be tom. what was your reaction when you heard lightfoot say this? my reaction at first, thank you for having me this morning, was kind of shock. i think we should live in a country where anyone is treated worse than anyone else, the opportunity that anyone else is otherwise given solely because of race.
city hall. light foot said she would only grant interviews to black or brown journalists in the windy city dropping a blackout on white journalists who visit the mayor s office. light foot said she wanted to be, quote, intentional about prioritizing media requests from reporters of color over white journalists who according to light foot overwhelmingly make up the majority of the city hall press corps. she doubled down on those comments yesterday. if i, as a black woman mayor, the first ever, don t challenge us, the collective us, to do better, to really make sure that in every institution it reflects the diversity and nuances and texture of our city, then shame on me. will: but as controversy swirled around light foot s racist impersonation of bull conner d.c. mayor muriel bowser rode in to her defense. that we need to see more beat reporters that look like the