“We are by no means separated from America, and by no means separated from the city ... this is an organized protest whose goal is to put an end to police brutality. At least in Seattle and, hopefully, in our country, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Lewis also said that the territory was proclaimed the Autonomous Region of Capitol Hill (CHAZ) by an unknown person without the consent of the organizers of the movement.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that Washington will never have an “autonomous zone”, as in Seattle.