President Trump is criticizing New York City's plan to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on 5th Avenue outside Trump Tower — calling it a 'symbol of hate.' The move comes as Trump has stepped up his defense of Confederate symbols and monuments.
in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday, saying he intends to have the words painted on the street where Trump Tower sits.
Trump said that would amount to"denigrating this luxury Avenue" and would"further antagonize" the police. ....horrible BLM chant, “Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon”. Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates & disrespects them, won’t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York’s greatest street. Spend this money fighting crime instead!On MSNBC, de Blasio also announced changes to New York's police department.
"We're taking a billion dollars out of the NYPD. We're reducing the size of the NYPD, we're reducing overtime, we're moving some of the functions NYPD does now — they will be replaced by civilians handling those functions who can do them better. And we're going to take that money and put it into youth initiatives," he said.
As for painting"Black Lives Matter" on the famous street, — an action that has sprung up elsewhere amid nationwide protests,"It's an important message to the whole nation, and obviously we want the president to hear it because he's never shown respect for those three words.
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