DC mayor says she wants out-of-state troops 'out of Washington'

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DC mayor says she wants out-of-state troops 'out of Washington'
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Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she wants out-of-state military troops out of the nation's capital after they were called in to handle the protests over the death of George Floyd

"The very first thing is we want the military -- we want troops from out-of-state out of Washington, DC," Bowser said at a press conference Thursday.In Washington and cities across America, protesters have gathered to demand justice for Floyd, who was killed last week while in custody of the Minneapolis police.

Bowser said Thursday that there are other"federal military assets that we did not request that we understand are under direction of Attorney General Barr."The Democratic mayor said she was"very concerned" how federal law enforcement expanded farther out from the White House complex on Wednesday night, and said she requested the DC police chief talk to federal leaders to push the perimeter line back to Lafayette Park, which is in front of the White House.

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