• by: Matt Palumbo
  
• July 05, 2022
  

Quote:Echoing sentiments that most of his city's residents probably share, Democrat Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny told a reporter that he looks forward to not being Mayor anymore. 

Speaking about the shooting in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum that left two officers wounded during a July 4 concert and show, Kenny began using the reporter as a therapist, telling him “I don’t enjoy the Fourth of July, I don’t enjoy the Democratic National Convention, I didn’t enjoy the NFL draft – I’m waiting for something bad to happen all the time. So I’ll be happy when I’m not here — when I’m not mayor and I can enjoy some stuff.”

When asked if he's looking forward to leaving office, Kenny doubled down “Yeah, as a matter of fact.”




This represents a drastic change in tune. After Donald Trump said during a 2020 presidential debate "bad things happen in Philadelphia," Kenny spoke at a "Count Every Vote Rally" in front of a banner reading "Good things happen in Philadelphia."

On Kenny's watch, Pennsylvania's murder rate has increased to it's highest level in hearly two and a half decades. In 2020 he eliminated a $19 million funding increase to Philly's police department. 

In 2018, embarrassing video surfaced of him dancing after the city became a sanctuary city. 


And now that he's faced with the consequences of his own actions, he can't wait to jump ship. 

Matt Palumbo is the author of The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros