BLACK LIVES MATTER was today painted in large yellow letters on the asphalt right in front of the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. The block between 56th and 57th streets was shut down for the time it took to get the job done and for the paint to dry. President Donald Trump who owns and resides at Trump Tower when he is in New York had tried to stop the painting to happen, putting economy before anti-racism when he was claiming it would be denigrating Fifth Avenue which is known for all its high end and expensive stores.
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