"Karen" is slang for a stereotypically rude, middle-aged white woman; the type who calls the cops on innocent black people.<br />Former assistant US attorney Lori Lightfoot not only is Chicago's first Black female mayor, but also the city's first to identify as lesbian.<br />So when White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called Lightfoot "the derelict mayor of Chicago" in a press briefing, the mayor hit back hard.<br />McEnany used the epithet following a question about President Trump's response to the death of black people from police brutality.<br />According to CNN, Lightfoot tweeted 'Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth.'
