Trump also claimed that the protesters, who he called "domestic terrorists," have taken over Seattle.The President has threatened to use active military to tamp down protests and has The two Democrats, Inslee and Durkan, responded to the President on Wednesday, ratcheting up the Twitter spat during dual health and economic crises and nationwide civil unrest over racial injustice. "As the person who originally investigated the Seattle Police Department for the unconstitutional use of force, Mayor Durkan believes that SPD can lead the nation on continued reforms and accountability, but knows this week has eroded trust at a time when trust is most crucial," the statement read.Protesters have also camped out and occupied the area outside Seattle police's East Precinct building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, which protesters are now calling the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.Contrary to online rumors, Seattle officials say they have no indication that the occupied area is being coordinated by left-wing activist groups under the umbrella of Antifa. Almost immediately, Republican officials celebrated the move.
In clearing the zone Wednesday, officers“It’s not Democrats versus Republicans, it’s people versus police,” said J., a community organizer who declined to provide her full name due to fear of police retaliation. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.CNN's Mitchell McCluskey and Andy Rose contributed to this report. After critics painted Trump's move to the bunker as cowardly, the president insisted he went there only for a quick "inspection." Wednesday night, Trump lashed out at state and local leadership, proclaiming that Inslee and Mayor Jenny Durkan, both Democrats, “are being taunted and … Jay Inslee were being taunted … Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) mocked President Trump on Wednesday, calling on him to “go back to your bunker” after he criticized her response to demonstrations. Most of the protests have been peaceful after some initial violence.In response to outcries against the tactics used by police in Seattle to control the crowds, Durkan promised at a Friday news conference that there would be a 30-day ban on the use of CS gas, commonly known as tear gas.
"Take back your city NOW. described the CHOP not as a good thing or a bad thing, but simply as a beginning. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan shot down a tweet from President Trump on Wednesday that condemned her and Governor Jay Inslee, telling them to “take back” their city in response to Black Lives Matter protests in recent weeks.
Twenty-some days and several deaths too late. President Trump lobbed Twitter threats at Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Gov. If you don't do it, I will," the President warned Washington Gov.
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MOVE FAST!" Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to "take back" the city from protesters, whom he called "domestic terrorists," threatening to handle the demonstrators himself if local leaders do not"Radical Left Governor @JayInslee and the Mayor of Seattle are being taunted and played at a level that our great Country has never seen before,'" the president tweeted. , “The rule of law must not fade in and out with the fashions of the radical Left.” , “Boy, nation-states seem to be lasting shorter & shorter.”Durkan’s destruction of the CHOP was a reversal of her previous position.
Protesters repeatedly clashed with the city over the placement of road barriers and access for emergency vehicles.
CHAZ will go down in history as an example of a transient dystopian hell hole. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY KXLY. While the daytime scene resembled a music festival or cultural event, the nights became more violent. Add your voice! White House. "Radical Left Governor @JayInslee and the Mayor of Seattle … Sites like The political dynamic at work in Seattle and for its residents bore little resemblance to the version that appeared in right-wing media. The rule of law must not fade in and out with the fashions of the radical left. Trump lashes out at Inslee, Seattle mayor over protesters' 'autonomous zone' The back-and-forth began when Trump charged in a tweet … MOVE FAST!" Finally. Trump responded to the taunts on Thursday, reiterating his threat to get directly involved in tamping down the protests. Jenny Durkan had the Capitol Hill Occupation Protest dismantled in the least progressive way possible . By Michael Hobbes.