Former CPS CEO's comments follow Tribune story detailing that Vallas’ social media account liked a series of offensive tweets.
, had liked a series of tweets that used racist language, supported controversial police tactics like “stop-and-frisk” or insulted Mayor Lori Lightfoot in personal terms.Vallas earlier this week disavowed the tweets as “abhorrent” and said his campaign was investigating. But in an interview withon Friday, Vallas said it was “obvious we got hacked,” and in a statement a campaign spokesperson late Friday said there was “unusual activity on the account as recently as last night.
“The campaign is working to identify who is responsible for ‘liking’ these tweets,” the statement said. “Because the account pre-dates and was re-purposed for the current campaign, numerous volunteers have had access to the account in recent years, including some who are not currently associated with Paul or the 2023 campaign.
Since losing his first bid for Chicago mayor in 2019, Vallas has been a prolific poster on social media. His Twitter account in that time favored posts that speak about race or employed homophobic language.
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