Father Gerald Murray, speaking out on Newsmax on Sunday about last week’s protests in Seattle, said it is “ridiculous” that Mayor Bruce Harrell blamed the scuffles between factions on those attending a conservative rally rather than the protesters.

“I guess the mayor doesn’t believe in free speech because you can’t have rallies unless he approves of your message,” Murray told Newsmax’s “Sunday Agenda.” “This is ridiculous… why is it that the mayor is sympathetic to one group of people exercising constitutional rights, whereas he denigrates the others as far-right? This is precisely why the United States is in crisis.”

According to reports, fights broke out at Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park last weekend during the MayDay USA “Don’t Mess With Our Kids” rally and counterprotesters, leading to police making 23 arrests.

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