Black Lives Matter call for removal of
President Trump, VP Pence on 4th of July
Protesters confront an American flag-waving
counter-protester.
BY JOE PANTORNO
There was no off day for the Black Lives Matter movement
on July 4 as the group carried out a “Trump/
Pence Must Go!” march that meandered from 59th
Street Central Park West to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue.
Protesters began congregating at roughly 1 p.m. to begin
voicing their displeasure with United States President
Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and their
administration in Washington, D.C.
Hundreds of protesters brandished signs imploring
the removal of President Trump from offi ce along with
those that read “Refuse Fascism” and “White Silence is
Violence.” The march also featured cardboard cutouts and
caricatures of the controversial leader.
Before they could even get started, however, members of
the protest found themselves in a standoff with American
fl ag-bearing citizens that looked to counter-protest.
While tensions rose, things were eased by a debate on
what Independence Day meant to those on hand.
Once on the move, the group made its way to Trump
Tower where the protest was contained behind metal barriers
across the street, heavily guarded by members of the
NYPD.
Per amNewYork Metro’s Dean Moses, who was on hand:
“The group concentrated their anger at Trump Tower,
yelling and gesturing at what many see as a symbol of hate.
Hoisting up cardboard Trump effi gies onto the barricades,
Protesters set up a cutout of President Donald Trump
to symbolically tear down in front of Trump Tower.
volunteers used ropes to tear down the ‘Greatest confederate
statue’ in the shadow of his property. The demonstration
concluded with Trump’s likeness dragged through the
city streets, all the way back to Central Park.”
A protester tears down a cardboard caricature of
President Donald Trump.
Protesters rally outside Trump Tower under the
watchful eye of the NYPD.
PHOTOS BY DEAN MOSES/AMNY
A protester drags a cardboard cutout of President
Donald Trump.
18 July 9, 2020 Schneps Media