Actually brilliant of President Trump. Like Brer Rabbit, "don't toss me in the briar patch". The Seattle libs will tell him not to do anything. When Seattle burns and the libs blame President Trump, the President can say the libs told him not to intervene - it's all the libs fault the city burned. I've been to Seattle, it's a mess and not worth saving.
Trump said point blank; if the mayor doesn't stop it then he will. So now he has to do something. Are you saying his defense for not stepping in as he threatened will be, "Well I wanted to but the mayor wouldn't let me?"