The president commented Wednesday after protesters established an "autonomous zone" on a Seattle street where they had clashed earlier with police.

Trump took aim at Inslee and Durkan late Wednesday night, possibly in regard to the creation of the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," where protesters have been allowed to move freely and without police interference.

The protest zone was established this week after Seattle police took down a barrier near the department's East Precinct building — a change in strategy prompted by backlash against police use of tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang grenades during demonstrations that were mostly peaceful.

Trump's threat to intervene in Seattle is reminiscent of his exchanges with the mayors of Minneapolis and Washington when those cities became rallying points for large protests after George Floyd was killed in police custody.

Nearly a week later — after U.S. Park Police and National Guard troops used strong-arm tactics and tear gas to move peaceful protesters so the president could pose for a photo in front of St. John's Church — Bowser's government ordered a huge mural with the words "Black Lives Matter" in yellow paint on a two-block stretch of road near the White House.