WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The mayor of Washington, D.C., had the motto “Black Lives Matter” painted in enormous yellow letters on a street causing the White Home on Friday in tribute to victims of police brutality as she sparred with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s bold message came as tensions remained high throughout the country over the death of a black male, George Floyd, in Minneapolis authorities custody almost two weeks back, prompting politicians in that city and in other places to announce new limitations on police.
” Breonna Taylor, on your birthday, let us stand with determination,” Bowser, a Democrat, wrote on Twitter in reference to a 26- year-old black female who was shot dead by Louisville, Kentucky cops in March. “Decision to make America the land it ought to be.”
Bowser and Trump, a Republican politician, are at chances over the president’s usage of federal law enforcement agencies and military authorities to put down presentations. U.S. Park Police fired smoke grenades and chemical irritant “pepper balls” to break up a protest on Monday night so Trump could walk from the White House to a nearby church for an image chance.
” We want soldiers from out-of-state, out of Washington, D.C.,” Bowser, who has actually required the District of Columbia to be granted U.S. statehood, informed reporters on Thursday.
The city likewise set up a street indication for “Black Lives Matter Plaza” at the intersection of H and 16 th Streets.
” The inept Mayor of Washington, D.C., @MayorBowser, who’s budget is completely out of control and is constantly returning to us for ‘handouts’, is