The Mayor of Washington D.C. had "Black Lives Matter" painted on the street that eventually leads to the White House where protesters have been demonstrating following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.
Mayor Muriel Bowser also had the specific section of 16th Street renamed “Black Lives Matter Plaza.” The road leads to both Lafayette Square and the White House.
#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/OQg6977n5r
— Muriel Bowser (@MurielBowser) June 5, 2020
Here is the sign going up. Usually this kind of thing is done near an embassy to embarrass a foreign government. https://t.co/lZfjLztLUQ
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 5, 2020
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President Donald Trump tweeted about Mayor Bowser shortly afterwards, calling her “incompetent.”
...over the last number of nights. If she doesn’t treat these men and women well, then we’ll bring in a different group of men and women!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2020
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