Paul Vallas Facebook account liked posts that called Chicago 'hell hole,' attacked …

Paul Vallas’ Facebook account liked a series of comments that attacked Democrats, referred to Chicago as a “hell hole” and “S—cago” and labeled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker “the king of full term abortion,” a Tribune review of his social media found.The Facebook likes raise new questions about the Chicago mayoral candidate’s social media presence after the Tribune first reported his Twitter account liked a series of tweets that used racist language or insulted Mayor Lori Lightfoot in personal terms. The latest revelations also clash with Vallas’ assertion that he is a “lifelong Democrat” and attempts to position himself as a centrist.In a statement, the Vallas campaign said the “offensive” comments “should not have been liked.”“As mentioned before, Paul does not personally manage the campaign’s social media accounts and this kind of abhorrent rhetoric does not represent his views. He had nothing to do with these actions, but the campaign takes responsibility and has restricted access to the account. These were offensive statements and should not have been liked by anyone.”Although the Vallas campaign said he had nothing to do with the likes, the pages also commented in his name.The statement about his Facebook account activity followed the campaign’s response to
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