Yup, I’m Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, the local politician who finally got thru to the reality star in the White House with the realities ($21.6M) of parades/events/demonstrations in Trump America (sad).
The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it. When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up! I will instead...
My family and I are mourning the loss of my sister, Mercia Bowser, who passed away this morning due to complications related to COVID-19. Mercia was loved immensely and will be missed greatly, as she joins the legion of angels who have gone home too soon due to the pandemic.
I imposed a curfew at 7pm. A full 25 minutes before the curfew & w/o provocation, federal police used munitions on peaceful protestors in front of the White House, an act that will make the job of
@DCPoliceDept
officers more difficult. Shameful!
DC residents — Go home. Be safe
My police department will always protect DC and all who are in it whether I agree with them (such as those exercising their First Amendment Right) or those I don’t (namely,
@realdonaldtrump
)...
While he hides behind his fence afraid/alone, I stand w/ people peacefully exercising their First Amendment Right after the murder of
#GeorgeFloyd
& hundreds of years of institutional racism
There are no vicious dogs & ominous weapons. There is just a scared man. Afraid/alone...
I call upon our city and our nation to exercise great restraint even while this President continues to try to divide us. Our power is in peace, in our voices and ultimately at the ballot box in November...
“...I'm happy to live in this period is that we have been forced to a point where we're going to have to grapple with the problems that men have been trying to grapple with through history, but the demand didn't force them to do it.” Dr Martin Luther King Jr
#BlackLivesMatter
Salen hacia D.C. 127 de 200 soldados puertorriqueños de la
@PRNationalGuard
que asistirán en la seguridad de la inauguración del presidente electo
@JoeBiden
. El grupo restante irá en otro vuelo en horas de la tarde.
#Godspeed
#HooAh
Senator — until they are recalled home — which I have formally requested from the President, your troops are in DC hotels. However, DC residents cannot pay their hotel bills. The Army can clear that up with the hotel today, and we are willing to help.
Just heard that Mayor Bowser is kicking the Utah National Guard out of all DC hotels tomorrow. More than 1200 troops from 10 states are being evicted. This is unacceptable. 1/2
A
#FlagDay
reminder: Adding a star does not take away anything from anyone but it does ensure full citizenship for 700,000 DC residents.
#51stState
#DCStatehood
Governor
@PhilMurphyNJ
— on behalf of the 706,000 residents of Washington, DC, I ask you to withdraw the
@NJNationalGuard
from our city immediately.
While I appreciate their service, I never asked for them to come to our city. Their presence is unnecessary.
I ask that you continue to keep those who have been lost or impacted by the pandemic and those who are working so hard to protect us from it in your thoughts/prayers, and I respectfully request that my family & I are granted the time and space we need to mourn the loss of Mercia.
“It is very moving, very moving, very impressive. I think what the people in DC and around the nation are sending a mighty, powerful and strong message to the world that WE WILL GET THERE.” Congressman John Lewis on
#BlackLivesMatter
Plaza this morning
We’re grateful to the doctors & nurses at Washington Hospital Center, who heroically treated her for COVID19 related pneumonia
We thank you for your kindness & will share how our family will honor Mercia, my only sister & oldest sibling, & her beautiful spirit in the coming days
,
@MayorBowser
telling
@Maddow
@realDonaldTrump
is pushing down in DC with armed federal troops in unmarked (no badges) uniforms now but it’s a warning to other states who’s going to be next?
Mercia was a loving, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She worked tirelessly for children, the elderly, and those with behavioral disorders until her retirement and beyond. She counted many friends and fond memories of her service to Catholic Charities & the DC Office on Aging.
Hill Restaurant Group —
While I recognize that all of us have been stressed beyond our immediate understanding of how coronavirus has so quickly upended our daily lives and personal and business existence — you must comply with the DC Health notice.
She is survived by her parents Joan and Joseph Bowser, brothers, sister, nieces, nephews, and a host friends ranging from St. John’s Elementary School, to Academy of Our Lady High School, to Fisk University, and Israel Metropolitan CME Church.
We’ve been waiting to exhale for four years. We can’t wait to welcome back
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
to the people’s house @ Black Lives Matter Plaza.
On behalf of the residents of the District of Columbia, our thoughts & prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.
May he Rest In Peace, and we work tirelessly to honor his service to the Congress and our nation.
Miranda’s in charge, basically of how you go, when you go, when she wants to eat. Luckily, she is a sweetheart. She has a very pleasant temperament, but you fully realize you can’t control everything.
Read more from
@maustermuhle
@wamu885
:
The eyes of the world are on my hometown, the greatest city in the world & soon to be
#51stState
Enjoy the
#Inauguration
virtually
More DC details
Thanks to the DC, regional & federal partners for their work thus far
#WeAreDC
Pretty clear at this point
@MurielBowser
is using all of this to audition for a DHS role in the Biden admin. Everyone knows DC mayor is a dead-end job.
Just now — at the last sunset of the last day that Congressman John Lewis will lie in state here — an honest to God rainbow shines over the Capitol.
#GoodTrouble
The ceremony will take place on March 25 at the Warner Theatre at 5 pm. Co-presented with The Japan Foundation, the ceremony will highlight Japanese arts and culture through one-time-only performances by Travis Japan & other entertainers.
#ExperienceDC
“Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.” Congressman John Lewis
I have been moved by his words & actions, and I’m humbled that he visited
#BlackLivesMatter
Plaza. The work goes on...
BREAKING: “I thought I was following my president. I thought I was following what we were called to do. He asked us to fly there. So I was doing was he asked us to do.”
That’s TX realtor Jenna Ryan who was arrested today by FBI after being at the D.C. riot
“The Massachusetts General Court passed enabling legislation on June 19, 1819 separating the District of Maine from the rest of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts… July 26, voters in the district approved statehood 17,091 to 7,132”
@Wikipedia
She hails from the District of Maine
"There is a way to ensure that the residents of DC having voting representation in Congress, and that is for DC to become part of Maryland" -- Susan Collins on CNN
The Metropolitan Police Department protects Washington, DC. Always has, always will. Thank you,
@DCPoliceDept
Also, thanks to the tens of thousands who came to peacefully demonstrate yesterday
You all inspire me, our city & the world and give us hope for what lies ahead
I have just given an order for our National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washington, D.C., now that everything is under perfect control. They will be going home, but can quickly return, if needed. Far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated!
I am committing to the
@BarackObama
Mayor Pledge
We must all commit to take action to address the concerns of our residents and to take steps to continually improve police community relations
This work is never done, and we will take it on together
Proud to stand with my sister mayors to support
@JoeBiden
&
@KamalaHarris
After four years of failed leadership in the White House, they are the change we need
Register. Organize. Vote.
#BidenHarris2020
“None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.” Thurgood Marshall
I am calling on Ohio Governor
@MikeDeWine
to withdraw the
@OHNationalGuard
from DC.
I appreciate their service. However, their presence is unnecessary.
That smile will light up heaven. Beyond his time at Howard University and his impressive career, his legacy will be those he inspired, and so his light will continue to shine on among us.
If you're happy and you know it, wear a mask
If you're happy and you know it, wear a mask
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, wear a mask
I couldn’t be prouder to be here today to represent the 712,000 residents of Washington, DC. I know their sacrifices over the last year and their stress over the last four.
With President Biden & Vice President Harris, DC starts a new chapter... still demanding
#DCStatehoodNow
One of the ways the GOP articulates their racism today is their idea that some citizens are “real” people and others aren’t.
This is the argument they make against DC statehood: that this largely Black community doesn’t qualify as “real people.”
So, who is a “real” person? 🤔
To be clear,
#DCStatehood
is no one’s “nuclear option”
We are no one’s final straw
We are not an instrument of anyone’s retribution
We are 700,000 Americans who pay taxes, fight & die in wars, & have been denied Congressional representation for 200+ years
We deserve to be a state
EXCLUSIVE: DC Police Chief Peter Newsham just told me police are monitoring the MAGA groups that have planned rallies at Freedom Plaza this Saturday.
Chief Newsham reminds people that, “you can not open/carry in D.C.”:
@nbcwashington
@msnbc
@NBCNews
My warmest congratulations to
@KamalaHarris
. I am confident Biden-Harris will prove to be a winning ticket. I will do my utmost to help them win and govern. 👇🏽
So happy to share this picture with you on
#DaughtersDay
.
Miranda makes my day — not just today but every day.
(📷 credit: Kea Taylor
@imaginephotogdc
)
I remember that time when
@KamalaHarris
FaceTimed me from
#BlackLivesMatter
Plaza!
I always tell Miranda she can be anything she wants to be including Senator from the soon to be
#51stState
, and now I can tell her that she can take it all the way to the White House.
#BidenHarris
“Congress can no longer allow D.C. residents to be sidelined.”
—Congresswoman
@EleanorNorton
on why she and
@OversightDems
will be voting on H.R. 51 TOMORROW at 10AM.
#DCStatehood
must be a priority.
The
@FBI
is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, DC. The FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting and violence in the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021: