Lawrence Jones SCHOOLS Pete Buttigieg In Fiery Fox Interview

In a raw exchange on Fox News, “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones confronted former South Bend Mayor and current Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, laying bare the disparities in political response to rampant gun violence across American cities. The heated discussion unfolded against the somber backdrop of a grieving Chicago mother, Monee Jacobs, who last night appeared on the network to voice her frustration and agony over the murder of her son, Jeremy, last year in Chicago.

Jacobs, a heartbroken mother brought to the brink by tragedy, has not typically engaged in politics. However, overwhelmed by grief and desperate for answers, she found herself at the site of the Democrat National Convention, pleading with politicians to step up and make cities like Chicago safer for their residents. Her son’s untimely death left her family in shambles, struggling to piece together their lives amidst ongoing violence that seems to be overlooked by those in power.

During a intense interview afterwards, Lawrence Jones did not mince words with Buttigieg. “The people that are being killed in places all over the country, they look like me, they don’t look like you. They’re upset with the Democratic Party not taking it seriously,” Jones said.

“You guys sent the Calvary in for you guys for your protection But the people of Chicago don’t see that on a day-to-day basis. What are you guys gonna do to stop the bloodshed in our community?” Jones asked.

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“Focus more on helping. We’re losing babies. We’re not losing the elderly as fast as we’re losing our young people. They’re not even getting a chance to grow up,” Monee Jacobs told Fox News on Monday. “I’ll never know what it feels like to have a grandchild from him [Jeremy]. We’re losing our future… What is it going to take for you to step in and do what you’re supposed to do to protect the community? You’re not doing it because, if you were, we would have answers about everything.”

“I’m angry, but when I call, I try to be humble… You have to still talk to them with respect. They don’t give that to me. You don’t even call me to update me about anything. I think that’s unfair,” she said. “The story you give me is not the right story because I know my son like we know him, and you can’t tell me what you told me and think that I’m just going to let that go, because that’s not what happened, and I know you know more, but you don’t call me to update me about anything, and I think it’s unfair that I have to keep calling you.”

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“But he’s the top case. You told me he’s your priority, but how could you not reach out to me and keep me updated about what you’re finding out?” She continued, “I want to know what they’re going to do to bring justice to the parents who are losing their kids. What are you going to say to us? Well, I’m sorry it’s not working… I need answers.”

“You want me to vote for you? What are you going to do for me? You say what you’re going to do, but when you get in office, do you really do what you said you’re going to do? I don’t think so,” Jacobs finished. “Because this crime has been going on for decades, and it’s getting sickening to watch parents on TV crying about the loss of their child. We have to bury someone that grew inside of you. I never thought the hurt would be this bad. It’s like I lost my mom and my dad. Oh, that was hard. But this was just… it’s too much hurt.”

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