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Seattle Mayor Leaves Press Conference Without Taking Any Questions

Originally published at Jonathan Choe's X
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Governance
Homelessness
Street Report

Running Scared

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is once again running scared from the media.

Wednesday afternoon, Wilson quietly left a press conference about homeless shelters before it even ended.

One local tv station reporter could be overheard arguing with Wilson’s communications director Sage Wilson, demanding an explanation. This is straight up amateur hour.

Contentious Relationship

Since taking office in January, Wilson and I have had a contentious relationship. Wilson’s team tried to block me at her City Hall inauguration ceremony.

Evading…

Wilson has also referred to me as an “extremist influencer.”

Evading…

Even on the campaign trail, Wilson’s Antifa volunteer security tried to block me from asking her questions.

And More Evading…

All I do is ask questions for a living. What’s the problem?

Not a Journalist?

Another WHITE guy trying to tell me I’m not a journalist.

“You’re not a member of the media Jonathan.”- Sage Wilson

John Curley Covers Homelessness Crisis

Meanwhile, the rest of Seattle media is starting to catch on to Mayor Wilson.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.