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McEnany: ‘CHOP’ Area in Seattle ‘Has Been Liberated’

McEnany: ‘CHOP’ Area in Seattle ‘Has Been Liberated’
Seattle police arrest a demonstrator who was blocking the intersection of East Pine Street and 11th Avenue, as the city retakes the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) area in Seattle on July 1, 2020. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
7/2/2020|Updated: 7/3/2020

The so-called Capital Hill Organized Protest area in Seattle was “liberated” in a victory for law and order, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said after police officers forced occupiers out of the autonomous zone.

Activists and agitators had taken over an area of multiple city blocks that was alternately known as CHOP and CHAZ, blocking police officers from entering as law enforcement response times soared.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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