PHILADELPHIA - Jim Kenney is walking back his comments about no longer wanting to be mayor after two officers were shot during Philadelphia's Fourth of July fireworks Monday night.Following a night of chaos and terror that left families running for safety, Kenney addressed the city in a deeply criticized "moment of frustration."Kenney described the Fourth of July event as "beautiful," until "some nitwit either shooting from a window or shooting from somewhere who has a gun and probably shouldn't have had it."Minutes later, the mayor expressed that he rarely enjoys large events because of the possibility for gun violence. "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," Kenney said. "I'll be happy when I'm not here - when I'm not mayor and I can enjoy some stuff." When asked by FOX 29's Chris O'Connell if he was looking forward to no longer being Philadelphia's mayor, Kenney responded, "Yeah." Kenney released a statement Wednesday after his controversial comments came under fire from fellow lawmakers and Philadelphia locals."I’d also like to clarify some of the comments I made at the press briefing last night at Jefferson Hospital.