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AARON COLEN
President Donald Trump called for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) to regain control over the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," a six-block area of the city taken over by protesters and declared a police-free jurisdiction.
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Durkan ordered police to surrender the East Precinct on Monday in an effort to de-escalate conflict between officers and protesters. Protesters then established a barricaded zone around the precinct, with armed individuals reportedly controlling entry and exit.
Assistant Police Chief Deanna Nollette said she has heard anecdotally that businesses within the zone have been asked to pay a fee in order to continue operating.
"Radical left Governor Jay Inslee and the mayor of Seattle are being taunted and played at a level that our great country has never seen before," President Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday night. "Take back your city NOW. If you don't do it, I will. This is not a game. These ugly anarchists must be stopped IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!"
Inslee claimed Wednesday that he was unaware of the situation in Seattle, although it has been the subject of national news reports for days.
"Well, that's news to me," Inslee said. "So, I'll have to reserve any comment about it. I have not, I have not heard anything about that from a credible source, not that you're not credible, it's just like before I espouse an opinion, I should know of which I speak."
The zone is apparently not run by any one person or group. Activities in the zone have included town hall discussions, mural painting, and a viewing of a documentary about racism in the criminal justice system.
A list of demands from the protesters was published on Medium, and includes the abolition of the Seattle Police Department, including defunding existing pensions for officers. The list also calls for an end to all use of armed force against protesters, a ban on Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city of Seattle, free college in Washington, and rent-control policies to affect "de-gentrification."If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!Comment
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"'Go back to your bunker': Seattle mayor, Washington governor fire back at Trump threat to handle protests
William Cummings
USA TODAY
President Donald Trump called on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to "take back" the city from protesters, whom he called "domestic terrorists," threatening to handle the demonstrators if they do not in a pair of late-night tweets Wednesday.
"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. "Take back your city NOW. If you don’t do it, I will. This is not a game. These ugly Anarchists must be stooped IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!"
"Domestic Terrorists have taken over Seattle, run by Radical Left Democrats, of course. LAW & ORDER!" he added in another post just before midnight.
Inslee responded with a tweet of his own, telling Trump to stay out of the state and mocking the president's Twitter typo.
"A man who is totally incapable of governing should stay out of Washington state’s business. 'Stoop' tweeting," Inslee said.
Durkan also shot back with a reference to Trump's May 29 trip to a White House bunker as people demonstrated in Lafayette Square outside.
"Make us all safe. Go back to your bunker," Durkan tweeted...."And the days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, well, I have really good days - Ray Wylie HubbardComment
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Wow! That mayor woman is a real A-wipe!!If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!Comment
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That’s the anarchist book on how to behave while in powerOriginally posted by Buford.Justice View PostComment
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Release the hounds............Where is the move over flag when you need it?????Comment
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People better wake up from their Trump derangement and see what is happening. Klem. The Trump can't run the Country is about as stupid of thing I have heard. Stop being a brain dead Trump hater, and wise upComment
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I heard about this on AFR American Family Radio. PBS News Hour said nothing. BBC said nothing. Are other news outlets playing big brother media and blocking this news? Also MSNBC home page said nothing...Last edited by NorthAlabama; 06-11-2020, 08:27 PM.Comment
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Checking your ID to enter. Must pay $500 protection money from businesses to the thugs. Fortified the former police station to withstand an outside attack from cops or national guard. Some rap artist to run everything. What else? Oh! Homeless ate all of the food, send food.Last edited by NorthAlabama; 06-11-2020, 08:52 PM.Comment
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The no borders folks... immediately establish borders... the no guns people’s immediately have AR 15’s protecting their borderComment
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very pelosi-ish those folks.Where is the move over flag when you need it?????Comment
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Some rapmaster named RAZ is in charge. I saw the new signs that they made up. 1 reads YOU ARE NOW LEAVING THE UNITED STATESComment
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…...or snipers with 308's!Originally posted by Barbecueboy View Post
Lots of full body bags will stop this nonsense in a quickness!!!Comment
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Paging Mr. Erik Prince! Paging Mr. Erik Prince! Would Mr. Erik Prince please come to the Autonomous Zone.Comment
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