McDonald’s head honcho Chris Kempczinski is under fire over a “racist” and “ignorant” text message he sent to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot about shootings in the city.

Protestors gathered to criticize McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski's text message to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, which referenced the fatal shootings of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams and 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

The text refers to 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams, who was killed along with her father, Jontae Adams, outside a McDonald’s on April 18, 2021. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP “Those comments ...

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McDonald’s is likely crafting a crisis management plan after text messages from CEO Chris Kempczinski about the deaths of two Chicago children came to light, angering employees and the public ...

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski apologized last Friday after it was revealed in a text exchange he had with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot this year he said the parents of two children killed in ...

Protests erupted at McDonald's headquarters in Chicago this week after a text exchange between the fast food giant's chief executive and Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to blame the parents of two ...

Lightfoot visited McDonald's headquarters and met with CEO Chris Kempczinski in April, the day after the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams.

McDonald’s employees and activists have written an open letter to Mr Kempczinski, calling out his text message for being “racist.” “It’s clear to us you’re the one who has failed here.