President Trump sparked outrage and condemnation when he referred to the Black Lives Matter logo as a “symbol of hate.”
Trump reacted angrily to the news that NY’s City Council cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that a Black Lives Matter logo will be painted on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower.
Trump tweeted that the Black Lives Matter logo painted in huge yellow letters would “denigrate” prestigious Fifth Avenue.
“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue. This will further antagonize New York’s Finest, who LOVE New York & vividly remember the…. 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!”
NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue. This will further antagonize New York’s Finest, who LOVE New York & vividly remember the….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
….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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
Twitter’s response to Trump’s tweets were a mix of outrage and support.
TRUMP ABANDONED NYC
There is a reason Trump left NYC – because he is loathed by 90% of New Yorkers. Nobody is interested in his opinion about NYC and what goes on here. The last thing we need is a hateful, divisive president trying to stir up more trouble & create more division.
— MURRAY ? (@murray_nyc) July 1, 2020
Democratic politicians are domestic terrorists. They do not want Law and Order. They want to tear down the foundation of America, so NWO can reign supreme. Their loyalty is to the globalists, not US.
— ?Smirk Bean?? ?? (@Jillibean557) July 1, 2020
Right in front of Trump Towers , you big mad ????? … But yet silent about Putin bounties on our troops
— T22J? (@Toyj22) July 1, 2020
It's going to look beautiful Donald. If you don't like it, just stay out of NYC.
— Kara Gallagher (@mkkkcgall) July 1, 2020
Maybe your GREAT police can stop shooting and killing those who THEY have sworn to protect.
— ????? (@GracePuglisi) July 1, 2020
Its crazy how the symbol of hate tries to call BLM the symbol of hate.
— Kwadwo (@Camonsax) July 1, 2020
