We have notorious police officers here. Jon Burge and others who have done horrible things, cost the city literally hundreds of millions of dollars. And yet Jon Burge, one of the most notorious police, torturers, probably in the United…

It's one of the most disgraceful, disrespectful things that I've ever seen. And we are absolutely not going to tolerate it.

No, no, no. We have not been too harsh. You can be supportive of people who do their job the right way, and still hold the bad ones accountable. That's what has to happen.

We're still seeing a disproportionate number of black Chicago as people who are dying as a result of COVID-19.

Today is Good Friday, Easter Sunday, we have to stay inside.

I understand that she thought she was being helpful, but her failure - or anybody on her team to just pick up the phone and communicate with us was really disappointing.

I'm never going to let anybody, including a President, diminish the greatness of Chicago.

I think that this is - the President's rhetoric is all part of a perpetual re-election strategy where he demonizes and dismisses cities where he's not going to get a substantial vote.

He's not going to get votes here of any magnitude.

Conflating all of that and getting the facts wrong and getting - saying the playground, which it wasn't near a playground, and suggesting that children were at risk was dangerous and unhelpful.

I think really does a disservice to victims, the cities that are reeling, the families that are suffering from gun violence. They're not apples to apples comparison.

The best thing to do is reach out, have honest dialogue and then try to form a partnership about how we can address these challenges together. You don't govern by tweet.

We're not going to compromise our values as a city and I'm certainly not going to compromise my values in making sure that we are a city that is welcoming and that we have no tolerance for hate or disrespect.

We're not going to tolerate it on our watch and we're going to do everything we can to make sure people who come to the city, whatever their immigration status is, are going to be treated fairly and with respect.

I want to make sure that we are getting the benefit of the bargain and getting the resources that we deserve from the federal government.

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