'What Happened Yesterday Is Textbook Terrorism,' D.C. Mayor Says
3 years, 11 months ago

'What Happened Yesterday Is Textbook Terrorism,' D.C. Mayor Says

NPR  

'What Happened Yesterday Is Textbook Terrorism,' D.C. Mayor Says YouTube Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol a clear case of domestic terrorism, saying the extremists who stormed the building used illegal force to further their political agenda. Sponsor Message But Bowser said Trump must bear part of the blame because he urged his supporters to descend on Congress as lawmakers prepared to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. As for the attack on the seat of one of America's three branches of government, the D.C. mayor urged Congress to establish a nonpartisan commission to review "why the federal law enforcement response was much stronger at the protests over the summer than during yesterday's attack on Congress." Bowser said the congressional commission must also review what she called "catastrophic security failures that happened at the Capitol" to ensure that a similar incident doesn't happen again.

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Terror Bulletin Warns Of More Politically Motivated Violence After Biden Inauguration
3 years, 10 months ago

Terror Bulletin Warns Of More Politically Motivated Violence After Biden Inauguration

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election. The department did not cite a specific threat, but pointed to “a heightened threat environment across the United States” that it believes “will persist” in the …

Biden calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ radicalised by Trump’s ‘attack’ on democracy
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ radicalised by Trump’s ‘attack’ on democracy

The Independent  

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Why Did Nobody Protect the US Capitol? Police Draw Wrath as 4 Dead in Attack by Pro-Trump Mob
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Did Nobody Protect the US Capitol? Police Draw Wrath as 4 Dead in Attack by Pro-Trump Mob

News 18  

As the world watched in horror the violence in the US’s Capitol Hill, where four people were killed, security experts in the US questioned the police over its failure to stop the incident that led to the deaths of at least four persons. The US Capitol Police force was caught unprepared by a mob of pro-Trump extremists in a failure …

DC Mayor blames Trump, extends emergency in US capital
3 years, 11 months ago

DC Mayor blames Trump, extends emergency in US capital

Al Jazeera  

Mayor Muriel Bowser says US President Donald Trump must be held accountable for an ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy’. Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Thursday the brazen attack on the US Capitol by supporters of United States President Donald Trump was “clearly the result of a failure” and called for an investigation into the events. She blamed the …

D.C. Mayor Bowser Blames Outside Agitators As Cause Of Weekend Violence
4 years, 3 months ago

D.C. Mayor Bowser Blames Outside Agitators As Cause Of Weekend Violence

NPR  

D.C. Mayor Bowser Blames Outside Agitators As Cause Of Weekend Violence Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP When it comes to the violence that has occurred in the streets of some American cities, authorities with different political bents are pointing to the same culprit: outside agitators. Among them is Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, who said in …

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