On Wednesday, President Donald Trump fired off a raging tweet slamming Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City and accusing the city of “denigrating” the area around Trump Tower by painting a “Black Lives Matter” sign on 5th Avenue.
In his tweet, Trump complained that the sign was supposedly an attack on law enforcement officers, and then went on to say it would harm his brand by being painted so close to his signature building.
“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the NYC Mayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” the president wrote. “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.”
Trump has posted five different tweets so far today, and none of them have mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic that is infecting an average of more than 40,000 Americans every day, and that has so far killed more than 127,000 U.S. residents.
Trump’s tweet was met with an avalanche of negative responses.
….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
huff some more paint
— Jackie Daytona (@nathanisariot) July 1, 2020
We are well past the 25th. Trump is an international joke. Nations watched in horrified curiosity as this trainwreck of a presidency continues to derail.
— Chris Walker (@Christy_WKC) July 1, 2020
I think it will look wonderful – carry on mayor
— Pam 🌊 (@pamswart) July 1, 2020
I'm pretty sure if a GoFundMe account was started for this purpose, more than enough money would flow into it to cover the costs of painting that sign – from all over the country, not just New York!!
— 71percentwater🌊🌊🌊🏞 (@RrrileyRose) July 1, 2020
Yup paint it big and yellow right outside tRump tower lmao I would love a print of it when it is completed
— Lucia Ashe (@Celticwan) July 1, 2020
I’ll volunteer to be a painter – no cost – tell me when.
— Adrienne Stanfill (@aestanfill) July 1, 2020
I hear you read. Atta boy!
— Jim Edwards (@JimEdwardsnyc) July 1, 2020
This is wonderful news. Thanks for sharing!
— Tobias Kremple (@thekremple) July 1, 2020
Go ahead, share your response.
