July 13, 2020 Seattle police chief says 50% budget cut would be 'tragic decision' and is politically motivated Seattle police Chief Carmen Best told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that a 50 percent budget cut to her department would “truly” be “a tragic decision.”
July 12, 2020 Seattle police chief says 'reckless' and 'political' 50 percent budget cut would lead to major layoffs for black officers Seattle police Chief Carmen Best on Friday accused the City Council of recklessness and “political pandering” by advocating to slash her department’s budget by 50 percent, arguing that cutting funds to that extent would be asking citizens “to test out a theory that crime goes away if police go away.”
July 11, 2020 WHCA president accuses McEnany of 'denying reality' during press briefings White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany may have resumed regularly scheduled press briefings, but ABC News correspondent Jon Karl argued Saturday that she's not conducting them the right way.
July 11, 2020 Seattle police union leader: 'Socialist' city council holding 'reasonable majority' hostage Socialist members on Seattle's City Council are holding the "reasonable majority" of their residents hostage by threatening to defund their police departments by 50 percent, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan said Saturday.
July 10, 2020 Seattle City Council seems ready to defund police by 50 percent If support holds steady, council can override mayor's veto
July 9, 2020 Trump claims federal forces were 'all set to go into Seattle' when mayor ordered CHOP dismantled President Trump claimed in an exclusive interview with ӣƵ' Sean Hannity Thursday that the White House had notified Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan that it would send federal forces to dismantle the infamous "CHOP"protest zone, but local police "went in before we got there."
July 9, 2020 Seattle ice cream parlor bars police carrying guns A popular Seattle ice cream parlor located near the former Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, is asking police officers to leave their guns outside.
July 9, 2020 Seattle City Council faces new calls to 'defund' police Seattle City Council members were pressed during Wednesday meeting to divert millions of dollars in funds slated for the police department to community programs, while others endorsed the moving of 911 dispatchers away from department control.
July 9, 2020 Socialist Seattle councilwoman: Overthrow ‘racist, sexist, violent, utterly bankrupt system of capitalism’ After the Seattle City Council approved a payroll tax on the city’s largest employers this week, one of the councilmembers appeared to threaten locally headquartered e-commerce giant Amazon -- while using fiery language to call for the "overthrow" of the "rotten" system of capitalism.
July 8, 2020 Father of CHOP shooting victim describes 'very overwhelming' response to emotional 'Hannity' interview Horace Lorenzo Anderson Sr., whose 19-year-old son was shot and killed in Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone last month, joined "Hannity" Wednesday to discuss what has happened since he appeared on the program last week to discuss his son's death.