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Trump Slammed Over Claim That D.C. Mayor ‘Wouldn’t Let The D.C. Police Get Involved’ During Protests

Frank Camp
Trump Slammed Over Claim That D.C. Mayor ‘Wouldn’t Let The D.C. Police Get Involved’ During Protests
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In a series of tweets on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump thanked the United States Secret Service agents who protected the White House as protesters gathered outside the fence.

In his tweets, the president stated that Democratic D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser “wouldn’t let the D.C. Police get involved.” A subsequent statement from the Secret Service, however, suggests that the Metropolitan Police were indeed present.

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