Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls White House's McEnany a 'Karen' after reported 'derelict mayor' slight

CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany a "Karen" on Twitter Thursday, after reportedly being called a "derelict mayor" during a press briefing.

White House correspondent for Time Magazine Brian Bennett originally mentioned the slight on his Twitter account, before the message was picked up by Lightfoot.

Lightfoot, a Democrat, followed up with her own tweet which referred to McEnany as "Karen" — a pejorative term that has come to prominence to label a demanding, middle-aged white woman who displays a sense of overbearing entitlement in various societal confrontations.

"Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth," the mayor wrote.

Fox News reached out to the White House press office but did not receive a response to the request for comment.

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