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McEnany Rips DC Mayor For Not Imposing Earlier Curfew As Violence Grew Overnight

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ripped Washington D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser for ordering a late curfew, saying the violence and destruction in reaction to the death of George Floyd had already become so out of hand.

“I think when you look at some of the befuddling actions like right here in D.C.,” McEnany said. “The Mayor of D.C. didn’t issue a curfew until 11 P.M. Well, guess what, at 10 P.M., you had St. John’s church burning. Several other cities had curfews at 4 P.M., at 5 P.M., at 6 P.M. Some of the actions are really not tough enough, as the President noted. Particularly with the Mayor here in D.C.”

She added, “And when you look at these horrific actions I just want to note how completely wrongheaded the fact is that you had the Veteran’s Affairs Department defaced and the word ‘Veteran’ completely spraypainted off the building. You had the Lincoln Memorial defaced, a beautiful symbol of a President who overcame some of the deepest racial divides in our country. And to have those institutions defaced really undermines the message.”

Bowser delayed her order until around 6 P.M. on Sunday, in an announcement she posted to Twitter. She also called on the DC National Guard to support the city’s police forces.

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Over 1 Million Without Power as Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall

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As of 9 p.m., power was out for 1 million Floridians as Hurricane Milton spurred tornadoes throughout the state. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds on Wednesday near Siesta Key, Florida, slamming into the state’s west coast before churning its way eastward, reports Fox News.

“Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Areas such as Sumter County were forced to end all emergency services as conditions became too hazardous to respond to calls for help because of Hurricane Milton.

The storm is expected to pass over central Florida and into the Atlantic through Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.

Biden declared Florida a disaster area ahead of Milton’s landfall to facilitate FEMA’s preparations and response, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis activated thousands of National Guard members who are standing by to conduct search and rescue following the storm.

 

 

 

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