CHICAGO MAYOR:Paul Vallas' Facebook Page 'Liked' Comments Calling Chicago A 'Hell Hole' And 'S--cago'
CHICAGO — Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ Facebook page “liked” comments disparaging Chicago, including one calling the city “S—cago,” within the past year.
The Facebook page liked comments disparaging public education and encouraging Chicago Public Schools to be defunded — though Vallas was once the district’s CEO — as well as one that called Chicago a “hell hole” and criticized Democrats and local leaders.
The social media controversy was first reported late Thursday by the Tribune’s Greg Pratt, Alice Yin and Rick Pearson. Vallas’ account still “liked” the comments as of Friday morning.
A Vallas campaign spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment, though the campaign told the Tribune Vallas does not manage his campaign social media accounts and the “likes” should not have been made.
“He had nothing to do with these actions, but the campaign takes responsibility and has restricted access to the account,” the campaign told the Tribune. “These were offensive statements and should not have been liked by anyone.”
Vallas’ page “liked” a comment from July 3 — about a month after he announced his campaign — in which a person wrote, “Disgusting. I hope you win Paul. Chicago has become a total hell hole!”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/10/paul-vallas-facebook-page-liked-comments-calling-chicago-a-hell-hole-and-s-cago/
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