Tag: Mayor Bowser

Muriel Bowser and black women are going after Trump. And they’re winning.

Washington Post logoIt is a clapback so mighty, it can be seen by satellites.

When our frightened, authoritarian president tried to silence protests against police brutality and racism last week by militarizing the streets of the District — the city where he bunkers but doesn’t actually live — D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) hit back with a fierce message.

She authorized city workers to paint “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in traffic-safety yellow letters large enough to be seen from space. And she renamed the spot where peaceful protesters were gassed, hit with rubber projectiles and forcefully removed so President Trump could have a meaningless photo op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Continue reading.

‘Vicious dogs’ versus ‘a scared man’: Trump’s feud with Bowser escalates amid police brutality protests

Washington Post logoThe first night of major unrest in Washington had exploded in chaos on May 29, with protesters and Secret Service officers battling outside the White House. At 8:30 the next morning, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and her senior aides huddled on a conference call for an update from the city’s police chief.

Eleven minutes later, they were interrupted — by a number of angry tweets from President Trump. Praising the federal officers, Trump warned protesters of the “vicious dogs” and “ominous weapons” at their disposal. Then, as the mayor’s chief of staff read the tweets out loud, Trump lambasted Bowser.

Trump wrote that the Democratic mayor “who is always looking for money & help, wouldn’t let the D.C. police get involved. ‘Not their job.’ Nice!” It was a false accusation. The mayor had never said those words. Continue reading.