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Chris Kennedy leaves gubernatorial candidate forum after Jeanne Ives makes “ignorant” and “stupid” comments about gun violence
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy walked off the stage of a candidate forum Monday, “criticizing Republican candidate Jeanne Ives for what he called ‘ignorance and stupidity’ after she said Chicago’s gun violence could be solved if more fathers stayed in the home,” according to the Tribune. Ives, a state representative who is challenging incumbent governor Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary, responded to a question about gun violence by saying, “The problem is the gun violence in this city of Chicago, predominantly. And you know how you’re going to solve it? Fathers in the home.” Kennedy, the son of the late senator Robert F. Kennedy, responded to Ives’s comments by saying, “Well, I wish I could agree with you. I didn’t have a father in my life. Somebody shot him.” Kennedy then left the stage to a standing ovation. [Tribune]
