Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) joined tens of thousands of protesters downtown Saturday as people around the country came out en masse to protest …
Washington, D. C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) joined tens of thousands of protesters downtown Saturday as people around the country came out en masse to protest the police killing of George Floyd and demand systemic change.
“It’s so wonderful to see everyone peacefully protesting, wearing their masks,” Bowser told a large crowd at Black Lives Matter Plaza — the area of 16th Street NW that Bowser renamed Friday. Bowser also had local artists paint “Black Lives Matter” on the street in giant yellow letters. The area has become a de facto base of operations for the continuing protests.
Bowser criticized the mobilization of federal troops to the city, which President Trump ordered Monday after protests escalated nationwide over the weekend, saying it was something she never wanted to see in the U.
