Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s vow to send in troops to dismantle an anarchist commune established by protesters in the city, saying it would be an “illegal” invasion.
Responding to the president’s remarks earlier on Thursday – in which he threatened to directly intervene if Seattle officials don’t “take back” the city – the mayor insisted any such move would violate the protesters’ constitutional rights.
“Lawfully gathering and expressing First Amendment rights, demanding we do better as society… is not terrorism, it’s patriotism,” Durkan said.
The threat to invade Seattle is not only unwelcome, it’s illegal.
