Mayor Bowser: The Accountability for the Capitol Hill Riot Starts with Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Very busy ░░░░░░░░ who has called into ░░░░░░░░ and we ll talk ░░░░░░░░ her first Muriel Bowser ░░░░░░░░ Mayor of the district ░░░░░░░░ Columbia speaking of the ░░░░░░░░ she has had Madam ░░░░░░░░ I went to bed ░░░░░░░░ night having read that ░░░░░░░░ requested a callup of ░░░░░░░░ Guard because you along ░░░░░░░░ all the rest of ░░░░░░░░ anticipated something akin to ░░░░░░░░ possible angry dismounted mob ░░░░░░░░ the move in your ░░░░░░░░ What happened do you ░░░░░░░░ between the rally and ░░░░░░░░ president s speech the ░░░░░░░░ and a half walk ░░░░░░░░ made why was the ░░░░░░░░ Building so perilously underdefended ░░░░░░░░ thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ on Brian and we ░░░░░░░░ have been working to ░░░░░░░░ sure that demonstrations that ░░░░░░░░ in the district of ░░░░░░░░ are peaceful We did ░░░░░░░░ fact call up the ░░░░░░░░ C National Guard to ░░░░░░░░ us with the traffic ░░░░░░░░ that we set up ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ peace on D C ░░░░░░░░ We of course support ░░░░░░░░ United States capitol police ░░░░░░░░ the plans for the ░░░░░░░░ grounds and unfortunately it ░░░░░░░░ undermanned for the wild ░░░░░░░░ that showed up Mayor ░░░░░░░░ commend you for having ░░░░░░░░ press conference tonight but ░░░░░░░░ as quickly I ll ░░░░░░░░ you where was homeland ░░░░░░░░ where s FBI where ░░░░░░░░ MPD where s park ░░░░░░░░ where s where are ░░░░░░░░ feds You know at ░░░░░░░░ end of a day ░░░░░░░░ this we have a ░░░░░░░░ toll on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ the day we ve ░░░░░░░░ we would have organizations ░░░░░░░░ up they don t ░░░░░░░░ it but they would ░░░░░░░░ questions from the news ░░░░░░░░ Where is the accountability ░░░░░░░░ I think that we ░░░░░░░░ to have accountability for ░░░░░░░░ incident and I think ░░░░░░░░ starts with the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States Brian ░░░░░░░░ president incited this riot ░░░░░░░░ s been doing it ░░░░░░░░ weeks and he incited ░░░░░░░░ violence and quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ are members of the ░░░░░░░░ who have been playing ░░░░░░░░ game for six weeks ░░░░░░░░ have some culpability here ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ to be a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions certainly for the ░░░░░░░░ of the Capitol and ░░░░░░░░ will participate with our ░░░░░░░░ partners in those discussions ░░░░░░░░ well We do think ░░░░░░░░ s important I will ░░░░░░░░ that I have been ░░░░░░░░ conversation with is secretary ░░░░░░░░ the army to make ░░░░░░░░ that the U S ░░░░░░░░ has the federal National ░░░░░░░░ troops that it needs ░░░░░░░░ MPD certainly has been ░░░░░░░░ that line until those ░░░░░░░░ arrive And enforcing our ░░░░░░░░ not only on the ░░░░░░░░ grounds but throughout the ░░░░░░░░ We ve had conversations ░░░░░░░░ with the White House ░░░░░░░░ congressional leadership as well ░░░░░░░░ I expect that T ░░░░░░░░ when the business of ░░░░░░░░ Congress that is very ░░░░░░░░ business that s happening ░░░░░░░░ I expect that they ░░░░░░░░ make their own statements ░░░░░░░░ mayor I hope the ░░░░░░░░ for the district of ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow is cold and ░░░░░░░░ I hope it feels ░░░░░░░░ a regular day for ░░░░░░░░ sake and the sake ░░░░░░░░ your city Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much at the end ░░░░░░░░ such a long day ░░░░░░░░ taking time out to ░░░░░░░░ to us.