Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was 'shocked' and 'outraged' that peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday were teargassed and shot at with rubber bullets by law enforcement.
Washington D.C.'s mayor said Tuesday she was"shocked" and"outraged" that peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday were teargassed and shot at with rubber bullets by law enforcement.
"We were very shocked and quite frankly outraged that people who were not violating the curfew, and who did not seem to have provoked attack, were attacked in a move out by the federal law enforcement officials who were directed to clear the way for the President," Mayor Muriel Bowser told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on"New Day." After a weekend of unrest in the nation's capital over the death of George Floyd, Bowser had issued a citywide curfew starting 7 p.m. ET Monday.
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