Muriel Bowser said "And while this action today is unsettling and unprecedented, I can’t say that, given some of the rhetoric of the past, that we’re totally surprised." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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And while this action today is unsettling and unprecedented, I can’t say that, given some of the rhetoric of the past, that we’re totally surprised.

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Bowser reacting to Trump's federal takeover of the D.C. police.

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