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Seattle Mayor: Trump Sending Feds Is ‘Dry Run For Martial Law’

Hank Berrien
Seattle Mayor: Trump Sending Feds Is ‘Dry Run For Martial Law’
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, an outspoken opponent of President Trump, accused the president on Monday of sending federal forces to riot-plagued cities as a “dry run for martial law.”

Durkan appeared on CNN’s “Outfront” Monday with host Erin Burnett. “You’ve previously said you didn’t want or need help from the president or the federal government in everything that’s happening,” said Burnett. “Does anything that’s happened this weekend make you reconsider that?”

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