Mayor Muriel Bowser demands Trump remove troops from DC

Published June 5, 2020 2:59pm ET



D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called on President Trump to remove federal law enforcement and military from Washington, D.C., saying the personnel are a safety risk to protesters who have been mostly peaceful.

“I continue to be concerned that unidentified federal personnel patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., pose both safety and national security risks,” she wrote in a letter to Trump on Thursday.

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