Seattle Mayor Blasts Trump's Militarized Federal Crackdown in Democratic-Run Cities...

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Seattle Mayor Blasts Trump’s Militarized Federal Crackdown in Democratic-Run Cities: ‘Dry Run for Martial Law’

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/seattle-mayor-blasts-trumps-militarized-federal-crackdown-in-democratic-run-cities-dry-run-for-martial-law/

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan defended her response after a weekend of unrest in her city and claimed that President Donald Trump’s militarized federal response to protests and rioting in Portland had exacerbated the incendiary political climate.

Leading into the past weekend, Durkan, during a MNSBC interview, had called out the acting DHS Secretary, Chad Wolf, for misleading her about the deployment of federal agents to her city to be put on “standby.” Portland has continued to see clashes between heavily armed federal agents and protestors deployed around federal buildings.

Appearing on CNN’s OutFront on Monday, host Erin Burnett pressed the Seattle mayor on the rioting and violence in her city on Saturday and Sunday, in which nearly 60 local police officers were injured.

“Some of these images are ugly. A Starbucks destroyed in the protest, construction site for juvenile detention facility set on fire and officers were burned when protesters threw explosive devices at them,” Burnett noted. “A lot of what is happening here is not peaceful. This is just violent and destructive and the president says he thinks mayors like you are refusing his help and those stand by forces because he’s the one offering it. Does he have a point?”

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