President Donald Trump on Wednesday called New York City’s decision to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Fifth Avenue a “symbol of hate,” rebuking his home town’s embrace of a rallying cry that has stirred nationwide protests against racism.
The president’s latest comments attacking the Black Lives Matter movement drew swift condemnation from New York City police reform groups.
Trump also criticized cuts to the city’s police department and wrote on Twitterthat Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to paint Black Lives Matter on the street outside Trump Tower is “denigrating this luxury Avenue”. Continue reading.