This is our city. No one tells Boston how to take care of our own. Not kings, and not presidents who think they are kings,” Wu said, referring to her testimony in Washington before the House

"We are the city that leads in the storm; that stands up under pressure, together; and finds strength in each other."

Boosted by rave reviews for her recent faceoff with Trumper Republicans in Congress over immigration issues, Wu used her State of the City address to try to do something rarely seen in Boston politics - nationalize the mayoral race.