Seattle’s mayor brushes off criticism after her texts slamming press were exposed

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson redirected a question about her recently released texts where she accused a local news outlet of trying to ‘spin her as an absent mayor’ during a deadly July shooting.

The mayor’s office released hundreds of messages between city officials in the aftermath of the shooting on Friday, following months of questions over delays between when the horror unfolded and when her administration addressed the public.

One exchange between Wilson and her staff revealed discussions over whether she should go to the scene…

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