Kansas City Mayor Says He Learned On Twitter That Federal Officers Were In His City
![Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally on the steps of City Hall in Kansas City, Mo., on June 5.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/07/23/ap_20157789369931_wide-8559a078646103c50b6fe2f4cb0fcade3c2729b3.jpg?s=600)
Some 200 federal law enforcement officers have been sent to the city as part of a controversial program to fight violent crime. Mayor Quinton Lucas says he did not request the support.
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