President Trump criticized NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio for his decision

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US President Donald Trump tweeted that a decision of Bill de Blasio would disaffect law enforcement. He said the decision of New York City Mayor to paint a sprawling Black Lives Matter mural across 5^th Avenue. President started his tweet by claiming New York City officials were cutting the budget of NYPD (New York City Police Department) by $1 billion seemingly referring to the nearly $90 billion budget of the state that was approved on Tuesday. It is noteworthy that the New York City budget included a reported $484 million in cuts to the NYPD, along with another $163 million in associated costs that were slashed from the 2021 budget.

The New York City Council said an additional $354 million in funds to the NYPD would instead be reallocated to agencies best positioned to carry out the duties that were formerly assigned to the police department of New York. President attacked De Blasio over reports he approved a mural to be painted on 5^th Avenue, just in front of the Trump Tower. He wrote, “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. 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”.

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

President Trump added, “Spend this money fighting crime instead”! Point to be noted that De Blasio approved plan for the mural after he reportedly found the Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser approve a similar Black Lives Matter art piece that sprawled across the blocks leading up to the White House. The Washington mural has been met with both approval and criticism from some activists. But, the Mayor of New York City defended his decision to move forward with the forthcoming mural in a tweet of his own, and said, “Here’s what you don’t understand: Black people BUILT 5th Ave and so much of this nation. Your luxury came from their labor for which they have never been justly compensated. We are honoring them. The fact that you see it as denigrating your street is the definition of racism”.