Lightfoot Slams Trump For 'Wildly Wrong' Coronavirus Updates

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot slammed President Trump's administration's assertion that governors in certain states were slow to respond to the new coronavirus pandemic on NBC's "Today" show.

"I don’t pay a lot of attention to the things that come out of the president’s mouth in his daily briefings. Many of them are not based on fact or science and they’re just wildly wrong. That’s wrong in this case," Lightfoot said.

“If you look at the governors in the states where the virus first hit in this country, those governors, including mine, were very proactive, very aggressive in making sure we were doing everything we could to keep people safe."

When asked, Lightfoot hasn't been shy about criticizing the president's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At local news conferences, the mayor has repeatedly said that while Chicago would love to accept help from the federal government, she's not counting on it. She has even taken to Twitter to advise Trump that when it comes to dealing with governors: "Lead or get out of their way."

On her "Today" appearance, Lightfoot also promoted her "Stay Home. Save Lives" public service announcements that has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on Facebook and Twitter.