Seattle socialist Mayor Katie Wilson is facing renewed backlash after abruptly cutting short an interview when pressed on a basic public safety question.
The two-minute video has amassed nearly 1 million views on X and sparked fierce criticism of the newly installed mayor.
Wilson awkwardly exited the interview with Seattle’s TV station KOMO after being asked about the role of surveillance cameras amid rising gun violence in the city.
“That’s obviously been an issue that you weighed in on. Does that change it? Does that change your perspective at all?” a reporter asked.
As the question was posed, the mayor began to break eye contact and glance at what appeared to be her press staffers off camera, who could be heard telling the reporter to “keep it on topic.”
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