On Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested on CNN that gatherings such as normal parades and fairs would be restricted in his city, but Black Lives Matter protests would not be shut down.
On Thursday, de Blasio helped paint a Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan, and yelled, “We are saying Black Lives Matter in New York City and Black Lives Matter in the United States of America! Let’s show Donald Trump what he does not understand; let’s paint it right in front of his building for him!” Later, the mayor appeared on CNN with host Wolf Blitzer, who asked him, “What about protests? If people want to march down Fifth Avenue, are they going to be allowed to do so?”
De Blasio answered, “Look, Wolf, this is always an area of real sensitivity. If you’re just talking about health, we would always say, ‘Hey, folks, you know, stay home if you can.’ But we understand at this moment in history, people are talking about the need for historic changes. I mean, today, in New York City, recognizing the power and the meaning of the message Black Lives Matter, which we did in front of Trump Tower today, this is a historic moment of change; we have to respect that, but also say to people, the kinds of gatherings we’re used to – the parades, the fairs – we just can’t have that while we’re focusing on health right now.”
Later, de Blasio declared that painting the mural was not “denigrating” Fifth Avenue, as President Trump had tweeted, but “liberating&#8221; it.
President Trump had tweeted on July 1:
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&#8230;.horrible BLM chant, “Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon”. Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates &amp; disrespects them, won’t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York’s greatest street. Spend this money fighting crime instead!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1278324681477689349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></blockquote>
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De Blasio <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/pure-racism-mayor-bill-de-blasio-rips-trump-for-denouncing-nycs-black-lives-matter-mural-in-front-of-trump-tower/">called Trump’s remarks</a> about the mural “pure racism” as he stated:
<blockquote>Wolf, it was such an important message. The people of this city believe black lives matter, and we wanted to send that message to our whole city, but to our whole nation. And in fact, here was an opportunity for the President of the United States to show respect for the fact that that’s what we value here. And what did he do? He literally tweeted that writing “Black Lives Matter” on Fifth Avenue would “denigrate the luxury of that avenue.” That is pure racism. That is acting like an acknowledgment of the value of black people is somehow belittling, when in fact what we’re trying to do is lift up people who have built this city and built America and haven’t been given their respect. And it can’t just be words, Wolf, it has to be actions.
So we’re taking resources from our police department and putting it into youth programs. We’re acknowledging institutional racism and coming up with specific plans to tear it down. We need to take this transcendent moment and get the most out of it. But the president, rather than having a chance to acknowledge America’s original sin, he literally made it worse by suggesting that honoring black people on Fifth Avenue would somehow make it less valuable or luxurious. I gotta tell you, people are outraged by that, but more importantly, they’re speaking out, and folks today felt jubilant and triumphant. We were not denigrating Fifth Avenue; we were liberating Fifth Avenue by putting those crucial words right there in front of President Trump’s building.</blockquote>
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Have you ever seen a more useless politician than Bill de Blasio?
This is just pathetic. <a href="https://t.co/3hiTW2aCn7">pic.twitter.com/3hiTW2aCn7</a>
&mdash; Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1281319361937117184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Bill DeBlasio has completely blown NYC’s budget, and his wife “misplaced” $800K through her Thrive NYC program that was supposed to help minority children but had had nothing to show for itself. This—painting—is how they try to distract from that. <a href="https://t.co/OUaE2DSWbf">https://t.co/OUaE2DSWbf</a>
&mdash; Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href="https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/1281348883210174465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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New York Paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural Outside Trump Tower

De Blasio Suggests Ban On Public Gatherings Like Parades Or Fairs. Black Lives Matter Protests Are Different.

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On Friday, President Trump&#8217;s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/politics/giuliani-mueller-manafort-lying/index.html">dropped some bombshell news</a>: he says that the Robert Mueller special counsel team doesn&#8217;t believe Trump when Trump claims that he was unaware of a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian-connected lawyer.
Giuliani stated, &#8220;In the questioning of [former Trump campaign Paul] Manafort, they did tell them at the time that they believed he was lying about certain things related to us that he&#8217;s not lying about.&#8221; That meeting, details of which were revealed by Donald Trump Jr., surrounded an open attempt by a Russian go-between, Rob Goldstone, to dig up dirt on Hillary Clinton &#8211; an attempt celebrated via email by Trump Jr. Trump has denied knowledge of the meeting. Other attendees of the meeting reportedly included Jared Kushner and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. Michael Cohen, who currently has a plea deal with Mueller, has also said that Trump had knowledge of the meeting.
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/31/politics/trump-tower-meeting-timeline/index.html">On June 7</a>, the day the meeting was confirmed between Trump Jr. and Goldstone, Trump gave a speech in which he stated, &#8220;I am going to give a major speech on probably Monday of next week and we&#8217;re going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons. I think you&#8217;re going to find it very imformative and very, very interesting.&#8221; The speech never took place, but Hope Hicks, a trusted campaign aide, said it had nothing to do with the Trump Tower meeting anyway. In the end, the meeting came to nothing, as the Russian lawyer wanted to speak only about lifting American sanctions pressure.
According to Giuliani, the Mueller team tried to cudgel Manafort into attributing knowledge of the meeting to Trump in exchange for continuing with his plea deal. Giuliani said, &#8220;They repeated that conduct over and over again which gives us a clear indication of what they want him to say in order to get him out of solitary confinement. I find that abominable.&#8221;
It&#8217;s unclear what, if anything, this Mueller bias would mean. Even if Trump were aware of the Trump Tower meeting, that wouldn&#8217;t amount to criminal activity. If the Russian government had provided dirt about Hillary directly to Trump, without a quid pro quo involved, that wouldn&#8217;t have broken the law according to UCLA professor of law Eugene Volokh. Volokh correctly points out that the Clinton team paid Fusion GPS to create an opposition research dossier, much of the material provided by a foreign citizen, for example. Unless Trump coordinated with the Russians to violate American law, in other words, the Trump Tower meeting itself wasn&#8217;t illegal.
But Trump has now told Mueller he didn&#8217;t know about the Trump Tower meeting. So if Mueller believes he has caught Trump in a charge of lying to the FBI, that&#8217;s a felony. As Reuters reported last week:
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U.S. President Donald Trump told the special counsel investigating possible collusion between his campaign and Russia that he was not aware ahead of time of a meeting in June 2016 between campaign officials and Russians, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday.
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Presumably, that&#8217;s the next step. But we&#8217;ll all have to wait to find out.

BOMBSHELL: Giuliani Says Mueller Investigation Thinks Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting

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Donald Trump Jr. says CNN is covering for &#8220;leftist hack&#8221; Carl Bernstein, a former Washington Post reporter, over a Trump Tower story.
The July 27 story, written by Bernstein of Watergate fame, CNN staffer Jim Sciutto, a former official in the Barack Obama administration, and Marshall Cohen, claimed President Trump knew about a meeting in Trump Tower in which a Russian woman said she would deliver negative campaign research on Hillary Clinton.
&#8220;Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump&#8217;s former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, sources with knowledge tell CNN. Cohen is willing to make that assertion to special counsel Robert Mueller, the sources said,&#8221; said the story.
But now it turns out that story was hooey.
Lanny Davis, a longtime Clinton confidante and now an attorney for Cohen, &#8220;is backing away from confident assertions he made that Cohen has information to share with investigators that shows Trump knew in 2016 of Russian efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton,&#8221; The Washington Post reported.
Davis said in an interview this weekend that he &#8220;is no longer certain about claims he made to reporters on background and on the record in recent weeks about what Cohen knows about Trump&#8217;s awareness of the Russian efforts,&#8221; said the story.
Donald Trump Jr. found the whole thing odd.
&#8220;Comical to watch @CNN covering for leftist hack @carlbernstein,&#8221; the president&#8217;s son tweeted. &#8220;He &amp; Obama staffer @jimsciutto obviously got story wrong. CNN &#8216;stands by&#8217; it anyway, defending literal fake news. 3 &#8216;reporters&#8217; were fired for false CNN hit on [former White House communications director Anthony] Scaramucci &amp; this is FAR worse!&#8221;
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Comical to watch <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> covering for leftist hack <a href="https://twitter.com/carlbernstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@carlbernstein</a>. He &amp; Obama staffer <a href="https://twitter.com/jimsciutto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jimsciutto</a> obviously got story wrong. CNN &#8220;stands by&#8221; it anyway, defending literal fake news. 3 &#8220;reporters&#8221; were fired for false CNN hit on <a href="https://twitter.com/Scaramucci?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Scaramucci</a> &amp; this is FAR worse! <a href="https://t.co/KdgpXfGhgT">https://t.co/KdgpXfGhgT</a>
&#8212; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1033873976479690753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The president also piled on.
&#8220;Michael Cohen&#8217;s attorney clarified the record, saying his client does not know if President Trump knew about the Trump Tower meeting (out of which came nothing!). The answer is that I did NOT know about the meeting. Just another phony story by the Fake News Media!&#8221; Trump wrote on Twitter.
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Michaels Cohen&#8217;s attorney clarified the record, saying his client does not know if President Trump knew about the Trump Tower meeting (out of which came nothing!). The answer is that I did NOT know about the meeting. Just another phony story by the Fake News Media!
&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1033327353227882496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Meanwhile, CNN is standing by the story.
&#8220;Re: CNN&#8217;s July 27 story about Cohen claiming that Trump knew in advance about the Trump Tower meeting: &#8216;We stand by our story, and are confident in our reporting of it,'&#8221; CNN&#8217;s Brian Stelter wrote on Twitter.
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Re: CNN&#8217;s July 27 story about Cohen claiming that Trump knew in advance about the Trump Tower meeting: &#8220;We stand by our story, and are confident in our reporting of it.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/TOMJuQDbrp">https://t.co/TOMJuQDbrp</a>
&#8212; Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1033882163295469568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Trump Jr. Says CNN Covering For ‘Leftist Hack’ Carl Bernstein On Trump Tower Story

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Wednesday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-releases-insider-accounts-trump-tower-meeting-campaign/story?id=55202933">released 2,500 pages of testimony</a> regarding a meeting between top Trump campaign aides &#8212; including the then-candidate&#8217;s son, Donald Trump, Jr. &#8212; and a small group of Russian emissaries who reportedly offered the Trump campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton.
So far, though, the report is less damaging than many of Trump&#8217;s critics had hoped, casting some doubt on whether the meeting rose to such a level of collusion that a special counsel investigation was ultimately required.
The meeting, which took place in June 2016, is a &#8220;central focus&#8221; of Robert Mueller&#8217;s investigation, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tower-meeting-transcripts/index.html?sr=twCNN051618undefined0919AMStory">according to CNN</a>. If President Trump knew about the meeting when it happened, there is a greater chance the president had some idea Russian officials were attempting to influence the Trump campaign.
A cursory read of the document, though, provides little evidence Trump knew much about the meeting, if anything. The worst &#8220;smoking gun&#8221; &#8212; if you can call it that &#8212; seems to be some disagreement between Trump, Jr., and his father over who contributed to a July 8 statement about the meeting itself, and whether attorneys were involved in drafting Trump&#8217;s note, or whether communications director Hope Hicks also had a role.
The rest of the testimony seems to underline what the public already knows happened: Trump, Jr. took a meeting, arranged by an aide, on the premise that the Russian officials had real dirt on Clinton. He claims he did not inform his father of the meeting beforehand, nor would he, so that his father could maintain a safe distance from less seemly campaign machinations.
Trump, Jr. said he was &#8220;willing to listen&#8221; to the Russian officials&#8217; offerings, but ultimately came away from the meeting disappointed, as did Jared Kushner, also present, and the Russian officials.
The Russian interpreter, who also testified in front of the Senate committee, told investigators that there &#8220;was no offer to release hacked emails, hack voter systems or anything else &#8216;that might reasonably be considered collusion&#8217; between the Trump campaign and Russia.&#8221; A publicist present at the meeting said the Russians considered the talk a &#8220;waste of time.&#8221;
Ultimately, the worst part seems to be that the Trump contingent was warned that the meeting could prove to be a disastrous move from a public relations perspective and could even jeopardize the campaign (and, later, a presidency). That predication certainly came to pass.

Senate Judiciary Committee Releases Testimony About Trump Tower Meeting With Russian Officials

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While firefighters raced to put out a four-alarm blaze at New York City&#8217;s Trump Tower Saturday, celebrities and other assorted leftists took to Twitter to cheer on the blaze, and suggest Trump&#8217;s associates had started the fire to burn evidence.
Leading the charge was, ironically, founding flower child and musician, David Crosby, whose message of peace and harmony apparently only extends to people he agrees with. Crosby tweeted out a link to a story about the fire with the caption, &#8220;oh boy. burn, baby, burn.&#8221;
He eventually deleted the tweet, but the internet is forever.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Here&#8217;s a screenshot of the deleted David Crosby Tweet where he said about the Trump Tower fire, &#8220;oh boy&#8230;burn baby burn&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/7qKrjJLNGY">pic.twitter.com/7qKrjJLNGY</a>
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) <a href="https://twitter.com/lookner/status/982762355019976704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
The fire left one person dead and several others injured.
Crosby wasn&#8217;t the only one ghoulish enough to tweet his support as flames ripped through a 50th floor apartment in the iconic Midtown building, of course. A smattering of leftists also took to social media to . . . er . . . throw fuel on the fire.
&#8220;Mental health professional&#8221; Jeffrey Guterman claimed he was &#8220;excited&#8221; by the prospect of a destructive and dangerous fire at the high rise.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Said like a complete scumbag <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeffreyGuterman</a> <a href="https://t.co/yAyAznihqh">pic.twitter.com/yAyAznihqh</a>
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/982771704610086912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
Others followed suit.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Fingers crossed!!! <a href="https://t.co/G810IQza1Q">https://t.co/G810IQza1Q</a>
— Nasty Woman (@HandToForehead) <a href="https://twitter.com/HandToForehead/status/982748992919482368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Trump Tower is literally on fire right now. Can’t think of a more apt metaphor.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/982747764000899073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
Guterman later explained that he was hoping there would be &#8220;no injuries&#8221; and is &#8220;less excited now,&#8221; but still &#8220;glad&#8221; and &#8220;hoping for major damage.&#8221; Charming.
Others had their own theories as to why flames had suddenly erupted from the building&#8217;s residential tower.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Burn the evidence? <a href="https://t.co/Sy9XzUd2cU">https://t.co/Sy9XzUd2cU</a>
— Shannon Woodward (@shannonwoodward) <a href="https://twitter.com/shannonwoodward/status/982751841342570496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Donald Trump had the fire set at Trump Tower (tacky building) to destroy the piss tape and other incriminating documents.
Anything else you read is fake news!
— Tommy Campbell (@MrTommyCampbell) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTommyCampbell/status/982752459679383553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
So, so funny.

GHOULS: Celebrities, Leftists Tweet Appreciation For Trump Tower Fire That Left One Dead, Several Injured

On Saturday, a fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York City on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, just before 6 p.m. on the east coast.
The New York City Fire Department tweeted out a photo of the fire, writing: &#8220;FDNY members are on scene of a 3-alarm fire at 721 5th Ave Manhattan. There are currently no injuries reported.&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FDNY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FDNY</a> members are on scene of a 3-alarm fire at 721 5th Ave Manhattan. There are currently no injuries reported <a href="https://t.co/PKuPZBu70E">pic.twitter.com/PKuPZBu70E</a>
&#8212; FDNY (@FDNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/982746802226106369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<a href="http://abc7ny.com/1-critically-injured-after-fire-breaks-out-at-trump-tower/3313615/">ABC 7 News</a> later reported that one person died from the fire and at least three firefighters sustained minor injuries.
Videos shared on social media showed a heavy police and fire presence in response to the blaze; one eyewitness claimed there were nearly two dozen fire trucks on the scene.
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Fire in Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. 21 fire trucks on scene. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nyt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nyt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cnn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cnn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GuardianUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GuardianUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trumptower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#trumptower</a> <a href="https://t.co/b4heQGrO7t">pic.twitter.com/b4heQGrO7t</a>
&#8212; Andrew Spender (@caspender) <a href="https://twitter.com/caspender/status/982742408252313602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Another social media user tweeted a video of the fire, writing: &#8220;There is a fire right now in Trump Tower. Was small and then something happened where the size doubled in seconds!&#8221;
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There is a fire right now in Trump Tower. Was small and then something happened where the size doubled in seconds! <a href="https://t.co/NnFNHEfJBg">pic.twitter.com/NnFNHEfJBg</a>
&#8212; Brian Lawton (@brianlawton9) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianlawton9/status/982741384347217926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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President Donald Trump tweeted on the fire, writing: &#8220;Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!&#8221;
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Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!
&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/982750459877380096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Fire Breaks Out At Trump Tower In NYC; One Person Dead

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On Monday, New York City firefighters descended on Trump Tower to extinguish a fire that broke out on the roof.
According to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/fire-reported-trump-tower-roof-york/story?id=52207417">ABC News</a>, &#8220;at around 7 a.m., about 70 firefighters rushed to the apex of the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower skyscraper at 57th Street in midtown Manhattan to put out the blaze.&#8221;
Fortunately, the men were able to extinguish the problem without much trouble, with only one firefighter sustaining a minor injury. The source of the fire is speculated to have been electrical in nature.
So, how did Trump&#8217;s critics on the Left respond to the news? Does that need any introduction at this point?
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Trump will just collect a huge check from the Insurance company for more than the value of the damage.
&#8212; Atom (@madasednam) <a href="https://twitter.com/madasednam/status/950346221335580672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Too bad it&#8217;s not a 5-alarm fire. Maybe next time. And maybe Trump will be in residence next time.
&#8212; Astartiel Inanna &#8216;Innana/Astarte in a pastlife&#8217; (@Astartiel) <a href="https://twitter.com/Astartiel/status/950348343888269312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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TRUMP tower on fire &#8212; Dancing in the streets!!
&#8212; John Marine (@john_marine481) <a href="https://twitter.com/john_marine481/status/950347824167866368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Karma? <a href="https://t.co/UQXRLJMgEU">pic.twitter.com/UQXRLJMgEU</a>
&#8212; Rolnd Karl Ostheim (@RolndKarl) <a href="https://twitter.com/RolndKarl/status/950345805382156288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Hope everyone is safe and that it burns to the ground.
&#8212; born_once (@itenoughalready) <a href="https://twitter.com/itenoughalready/status/950356951850016768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Breaking: Flames still visible at top of Trump Tower. <a href="https://t.co/ubPYcESIIY">pic.twitter.com/ubPYcESIIY</a>
&#8212; Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMichaelMoran/status/950363620910813184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Let it burn
&#8212; Jessa (@jlmantar315) <a href="https://twitter.com/jlmantar315/status/950351300155330560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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THE ROOF, THE ROOF, THE ROOF IS ON FIRE. WE DON&#8217;T NEED NO WATER LET THE MOTHERFU***R BURN. BURN MOTHERFU***R, BURN!
&#8212; Bryan McGrath (@ConsWahoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConsWahoo/status/950348911998390272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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GOOD
&#8212; sicki b (sick voice*) (@TooSoonJunes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TooSoonJunes/status/950399155741929472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Others joked that the fire served to burn evidence pertaining to collusion with Russia:
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They&#8217;re burning the evidence! Either that or Melania&#8217;s burning Donald&#8217;s suits.
&#8212; Steve Masters (@masterstips) <a href="https://twitter.com/masterstips/status/950381485118410752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Look whose burning evidence.
&#8212; Misty (@hoosiemommy27) <a href="https://twitter.com/hoosiemommy27/status/950348582380625921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So either Ivanka and the boys are up at work and the shredder overheated or Ivanka is cooking for her Instagram. It&#8217;s tough thriving, sometimes involves firemen.
&#8212; Penny (@hellokitty11277) <a href="https://twitter.com/hellokitty11277/status/950350238769917952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Burning documents from the June 9, 2016 Russian &#8220;adoption&#8221; meeting.
&#8212; Morris T. Murray (@morristmurray) <a href="https://twitter.com/morristmurray/status/950351928675971072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Eric Trump kept his classy:
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There was a small electrical fire in a cooling tower on the roof of Trump Tower. The New York Fire Department was here within minutes and did an incredible job. The men and women of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FDNY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FDNY</a> are true heroes and deserve our most sincere thanks and praise! <a href="https://t.co/xuTmq1GBbj">https://t.co/xuTmq1GBbj</a>
&#8212; Eric Trump (@EricTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/950358952851755009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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‘Let It Burn’: Here’s How Critics Responded To The Fire At Trump Tower

After President Trump returned to New York City, an anti-Trump protest broke out near Trump Tower. The New York Police Department dispatched officers to keep the peace, eliciting perennial outrage from leftist protesters who found it personally offensive that the police were doing their job.
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Woman goes ballistic on NYPD for doing their job near Trump Tower<a href="https://t.co/IvanHXnaGJ">pic.twitter.com/IvanHXnaGJ</a>
&#8212; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/897230860918951936">August 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
However, during one exchange between police and leftists, one police officer responded to their chants with something lacking on late-night television: comedy. Using a clearly sarcastic tone, he stated that he &#8220;sold my soul for a badge.&#8221; Watch below:
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&#8220;I sold my soul for a badge&#8221; &#8211; An NYPD officer to protesters while moving them away from Trump Tower <a href="https://t.co/TxxQU9fNyB">pic.twitter.com/TxxQU9fNyB</a>
&#8212; nick wray (@nickwray) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickwray/status/897229231603757058">August 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
Naturally, the protesters decided to take him seriously rather than appreciate the humor.
This is the best way to respond to this insanity. It is much easier to respond to these individuals by making fun of them rather than taking everything they say seriously. Since these protesters are not at all serious, then it is better to treat them as a joke.
Thank you for keeping the peace, Officer!
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WATCH: NYPD Officer Mocks Protesters Yelling At Him For Guarding Trump Tower

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In the wake of the rally-turned-fatal riot on Saturday between alt-right neo-Nazis and leftist groups like Antifa in Charlottesville, Virginia, left-wing protesters hit the streets of New York City to protest the president.
Here, the anti-Trump #Resist crowd yelled at police officers for doing their job, displayed floats that mocked President Donald Trump&#8217;s appearance, and chanted &#8220;New York hates you.&#8221;
In a video posted on social media, one woman went ballistic when she saw NYPD officers simply doing their job, protecting Trump Tower.
&#8220;Have a f***ing backbone!&#8221; screamed the unhinged leftist.
&#8220;You roll your eyes because you&#8217;re weak, because you know you&#8217;re wrong, because you think you&#8217;re a man and you think you can roll your eyes at a f***ing young woman! Roll your eyes!&#8221; she continued.
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JUST NOW: Anti-Trump protestor screams, curses at the NYPD for protecting Trump Tower! What a disgrace! <a href="https://t.co/CRmAC2P5x5">pic.twitter.com/CRmAC2P5x5</a>
&#8212; Newt-Trump Fan Club (@NewtTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewtTrump/status/897235160441270273">August 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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In the clip below, posted by Black Lives Matter leader DeRay McKesson, protesters chant &#8220;New York hates you,&#8221; presumably at the president.
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NYC. Trump Tower. <a href="https://t.co/a59TwpNaZG">pic.twitter.com/a59TwpNaZG</a>
&#8212; deray mckesson (@deray) <a href="https://twitter.com/deray/status/897237344750841861">August 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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There were also lovely floats mocking President Trump&#8217;s appearance; the ultimate political retort. 
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Two Blocks From Trump Tower in NYC today&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/Yas4asqxMI">pic.twitter.com/Yas4asqxMI</a>
&#8212; Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) <a href="https://twitter.com/Impeach_D_Trump/status/897236394048987137">August 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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President Trump is expected to arrive at Trump Tower on Monday evening.

‘HAVE A F***ING BACKBONE!’: Anti-Trump Leftist SCREAMS At Cops For Protecting Trump Tower

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Now that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has donors, he&#8217;s taking advantage of it by skyrocketing the rent at Trump Tower nearly fivefold.
The Huffington Post <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-campaign-rent_us_57bba424e4b03d51368a82b9">reports</a> that the rent at Trump Tower, the headquarters of the Trump campaign, was $35,458 in March. It gradually increased to $72,800 at the end of May to $110,364 in June and finally, $169,758 in July.
Despite the increase in rent, Trump&#8217;s paid campaign staff has shrunk from the previous year: 197 to 172 in July. That number fluctuated in recent months, from 166 in May to 139 in June to 172 in July.
The Trump campaign&#8217;s excuse for the increase in rent despite the decrease in campaign staff is that they &#8220;expanded into larger quarters&#8221; and that &#8220;Mr. Trump makes a personal contribution of $2 million per month to the campaign, obviously a much higher amount than rent.&#8221;
The main reason for the increase in rent is likely due to the fact that most of Trump&#8217;s campaign spending comes from outside donors instead of his own money.
An anonymous Republican National Committee member was not pleased.
&#8220;If I was a donor, I&#8217;d want answers,&#8221; the member told The Huffington Post. &#8220;If they don&#8217;t have any more staff, and they&#8217;re paying five times more? That&#8217;s the kind of stuff I&#8217;d read and try to make an (attack) ad out of it.&#8221;
The RNC member later said, &#8220;Nobody cares when you&#8217;re spending your own money, but when you&#8217;re spending the donor&#8217;s $27, that could cause problems. Most campaigns run on a much tighter budget.&#8221;
Trump has found other ways to enrich himself since he won the nomination:
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In addition to the rent for Trump Tower space in Manhattan, Trump has paid his eponymous golf courses and restaurants more than $260,000 since his campaign and the RNC struck a joint fundraising deal in mid-May, after he essentially locked up the GOP nomination. On May 18, the day the fundraising deal was announced, Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach was paid $29,715; Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, was paid $35,845; and Trump Restaurants LLC was paid $125,080, according to FEC records. Such large payments were much rarer when Trump was self-funding.
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The Trump children have also enriched themselves through Trump&#8217;s campaign, as <a href="https://news.vice.com/article/trumps-kids-are-cashing-in-on-his-campaign">Vice News</a> found that Trump used $7.7 million of campaign donations toward his businesses and his children:
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In July alone, Trump&#8217;s campaign paid $169,758.33 in rent to Trump Tower Corporation LLC, $48,239.77 for rent and catering at Trump National Golf Club in Weschester, $1,000 to Trump Restaurants LLC, and $428.53 worth of Trump&#8217;s bottled water Trump Ice. In May, Trump&#8217;s campaign spent $3,938.58 at the vineyard run by his son Eric. Campaign dollars are also funneled to allies of Trump&#8217;s children. Each month, the campaign spends millions on apparel like the &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; trucker hats. The manufacturer, Ace Specialties, is owned by Christl Mahfouz, a board member on Eric Trump&#8217;s charitable foundation.
The intertwining of campaign and business takes shape in other ways. The day after daughter Ivanka gave her speech at the Republican convention wearing a dress from her eponymous fashion line, she tweeted about where people could buy it (Nordstroms.com and Macys.com quickly sold out).
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Despite being behind in the polls, Trump seems more interested in squeezing more cash for himself and for his children than trying to defeat his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, which must be very irksome for donors.

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