President Biden appeared to misgender Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, calling the leftwing Democrat, “Mister Mayor.”
Mayor Lightfoot is a lesbian.
Here’s the official White House transcript of the president’s remarks.
Mr. Mayor, thanks for the passport into town. I tell you, every time I come to the Greater Chicago Area, there’s somebody I want to steal and bring back to Washington, Gov. I’ve done it a couple times, you know. (Laughs.) At any rate —
White House transcript
The mayor was reportedly upset because she felt slighted by the White House during the president’s visit to Chicago and Elk Grove Village.
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