Friday, June 05, 2020

DC Mayor Trolled Trump By Dedicating 16th Street NW As Black Lives Matter Avenue!

Washington, DC honors Black Lives Matter by naming a portion of 16th Street NW, Black Lives Matter Plaza.
The mayor of Washington, DC is sort of an executive like the 54 state and territorial governors.

The mayor is the head of the executive branch of government of The District of Columbia. The mayor has the duties to enforce laws in the federal district, the power to pass or veto legislation and handles public, safety and maintenance for the city of Washington.

The mayor can appoint members of the cabinet. The district's commissioners represent a ward or council within the district.

Washington, DC has a population of 710,000 residents. The District of Columbia sits at the banks of the Potomac River. The city's major interstates include Interstate 95, Interstate 66, Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), Interstate 395 (Shirley Freeway), Interstate 295, Interstate 695, Interstate 270, U.S. 50 (Interstate 595 unsigned) and DC Route 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway).

The district has a U.S. Representative that's a non-voting delegate for the Congress. The District of Columbia has a population larger than some states. The residents can vote for president. Those who live in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands can vote in the primary for the president but can't vote in the general election. That's been a controversial subject for decades.

Puerto Rico is the only U.S. territory with political union as a commonwealth. It has a population of 4.4 million residents and have considerations of statehood, independence or continued self-autonomy as a U.S. commonwealth.

After Donald J. Trump insulted Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser, she decided to troll him.

The mayor is a Democrat and harsh critic of Trump. She along with many Democratic governors are frustrated with Trump's hardline stance against protesters.

The city passed a resolution to dedicate a portion of 16th Street NW from K Street NW to H Street NW, Black Lives Matter Plaza.



The painting of the road is a strong message to Trump, Joe Biden Congress and critics of the movement. The mayor said "when you realize Black Lives Matter, then all lives matter."

The massive banner-like project spans two blocks of 16th Street, a central axis that leads southward straight to the White House. Each of the 16 bold, yellow letters spans the width of the two-lane street, creating an unmistakable visual easily spotted by aerial cameras and virtually anyone within a few blocks.
Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser was at Black Lives Matter Plaza on Friday for its dedication.
The painters were contacted by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and began work early Friday morning, the mayor's office told CNN. Bowser has officially deemed the section of 16th Street bearing the mural "Black Lives Matter Plaza," complete with a new street sign.

The White House constructed fencing that goes up 9 feet and has blocked off areas near Lafayette Park. The U.S. Park Service, U.S. Secret Service and Washington, DC Metropolitan Police have been really forceful on protesters.

This week, Attorney General William Barr gave the greenlight to expel protesters from St. John's Church. Before the mayor's curfew, the law launched tear gas on protesters and forced them away from that area.

Trump, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh Mcenany, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and White House Chief Staff Mark Meadows walked to the church. Trump would soon take a photo-op holding a bible.

That cause intense backlash against Trump.

Bowser requested Friday that Trump remove all additional federal law enforcement and military presence from the city, arguing that the units are "inflaming" and "adding to the grievances" of people protesting over the death of George Floyd.

"The protestors have been peaceful, and last night, the Metropolitan Police Department did not make a single arrest. Therefore, I am requesting that you withdraw all extraordinary law enforcement and military presence from Washington, DC," Bowser wrote in a letter to the President, adding that she has ended the state of emergency in DC related to the protests.
Trump and Bowser are not on friendly terms anymore. The two have been at each other since he's entered office.
Trump has touted a law-and-order message and threatened to send in military troops to quell protests in other states, but most governors have been opposed. DC's status as a district, not a state, allows the President, and in turn the federal government, more leeway. Combined, at least 5,800 troops, agents, and officers have taken to the streets of the District.

Here's a reminder of how the friendship soured between Bowser and Trump. Back when Trump was still be billionaire real estate mogul and reality television agitator, he and Bowser posed for a picture.



They were celebrating the groundbreaking of the old Washington, DC Post Office being converted to the infamous Trump Washington DC Hotel.

Trump has formally removed his namesake from the hotel.



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