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NYC to Start Trump Tower Black Lives Matter Mural on Thursday Morning
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-to-start-trump-tower-black-lives-matter-mural-on-thursday-morning/2506262/
Work on what President Trump called a "symbol of hate" was supposed to start last week before being postponed abruptly
By Jonathan Dienst, Melissa Russo and Hilary Weissman • Published July 8, 2020 • Updated on July 8, 2020 at 10:45 pm
New York City will start painting "Black Lives Matter" on Fifth Avenue directly in front of Trump Tower on Thursday, picking up a delayed project that President Trump blasted as a "symbol of hate."
City sources tell News 4 New York the plan is to start Thursday morning, with Mayor Bill de Blasio taking part some time Thursday afternoon. A police official adds that the street could be closed for a couple of days to do the work.
The original announcement drew furious condemnation from the president.
"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!" the president tweeted.
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Work on what President Trump called a "symbol of hate" was supposed to start last week before being postponed abruptly
By Jonathan Dienst, Melissa Russo and Hilary Weissman • Published July 8, 2020 • Updated on July 8, 2020 at 10:45 pm
New York City will start painting "Black Lives Matter" on Fifth Avenue directly in front of Trump Tower on Thursday, picking up a delayed project that President Trump blasted as a "symbol of hate."
City sources tell News 4 New York the plan is to start Thursday morning, with Mayor Bill de Blasio taking part some time Thursday afternoon. A police official adds that the street could be closed for a couple of days to do the work.
The original announcement drew furious condemnation from the president.
"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!" the president tweeted.
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Especially the first one. 
This particular iteration of “Black Lives Matter” actually IS a symbol of hate. It’s an expression of how much the city of New York hates Donald Trump.
-Laelth
