McDonald’s CEO faces criticism over gun victim texts

(Joe Giddens/PA)

The CEO of McDonald’s is facing calls to resign after text messages he sent to Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to blame the deaths of two black and Latino children killed in gun violence on their parents.

Chris Kempczinski sent texts to Ms Lightfoot in April after meeting with her and referred to shootings that killed two children earlier this year: seven-year-old Jaslyn Adams, a black girl who was shot in a McDonald’s drive-through lane, and 13-year-old Adam Toledo, a Latino boy who was shot by Chicago police.