WASHINGTON (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order Wednesday making face masks mandatory outside homes — an unprecedented step in the nation’s capital. "I call upon our city and our nation to exercise great restraint even while this President continues to try to divide us," she continued.
(D) on Wednesday ordered restaurants to suspend indoor dining by the end of the week and announced expanded requirements for face coverings.Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced that people in his county, which is adjacent to but does not encompass the city of Baltimore, will be required to wear a mask in public settings.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released The White House was locked down Friday evening as the protests continued, though the protesters later moved elsewhere in Washington, D.C. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/30/george-floyd-protests-dc-mayor-bowser-defends-police-over-trump-tweet/5290745002/
Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutDC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said the city's police department would protect everyone regardless of whether the mayor agreed with them.A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Bowser said Trump's reference to "vicious dogs" in his tweets were "no subtle reminder to African Americans of segregationists who let dogs out on innocent (people),” she added.Addressing Trump's claim the city's police were not involved, D.C. police chief Peter Newsham said the city's police department had helped respond with the Secret Service and National Park Service as a peaceful crowd of over 1,000 marched to the White House. "While he hides behind his fence afraid/alone, I stand w/ people peacefully exercising their First Amendment Right after the murder of #GeorgeFloyd & hundreds of years of institutional racism There are no vicious dogs & ominous weapons. Groups of people from coast to coast protest police brutality after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody. If the protesters climbed the fence, Trump said they would have been met by "the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen." More from WUSA9:. “This means, if you’re waiting for a bus, you must have on a mask. If you’re sitting in a cubicle in an open office, you must have on a mask.”6/ Lastly, it's simple: Wear a mask. (WASHINGTON, DC) – According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the current temperature in Washington, DC is 93 degrees with a heat index of 95 degrees. While he hides behind his fence afraid/alone, I stand w/ people peacefully exercising their First Amendment Right after the murder of ....good practice.” As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. There is just a scared man," she wrote. Some protesters had tried to knock over barriers, and others were violent and attacked officers, the Secret Service said, but none had climbed the White House fence. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said the city's police department would protect everyone regardless of whether the mayor agreed with them. The mayor also said she will extend the District’s state of emergency.The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 faxThe contents of this site are ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Never let it get out of hand. WASHINGTON — Black Lives Matter DC issued a formal statement Sunday denouncing Mayor Muriel Bowser’s handling of recent protests and asking for her to instead “invest in the community” and decrease the budget for D.C. police.