11 Arrested In Clashes After Pro-Trump Convoy Passes Through NYC’s Times Square



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A person participates in a rally Sunday for President Trump on 5th Avenue in New York City. Trump supporters and protestors clashed in Times Square, prompting nearly a dozen arrests.

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Organizers of the Jews For Trump rally were aiming to capitalize on pro-Trump sentiments, as well as frustrations over the city and state’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, protests have erupted in Orthodox and other Jewish communities over the use of «red zones» to impose restrictions on areas experiencing outbreaks. The group says hundreds of people, and thousands of cars, participated.

The convoy and a related march also passed in front of Trump Tower — where, in the early hours of Sunday morning, a Black Lives Matter street mural was marred by a large stripe of black tar or paint.

On other parts of the convoy route, people standing on elevated walkways threw eggs and other items at cars carrying pro-Trump banners. NYPD Chief Terence Monahan said the department is also investigating those incidents.

The clashes broke out on the same day the NYPD suspended an officer without pay for using his police cruiser’s public address system to repeatedly announce, «Trump 2020.»

The officer broadcast his political opinions in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood, as angry onlookers spoke out against him — as well as against his vehicle, which was parked with its lights on, blocking a crosswalk.

Warning: the video clip below includes profanity.

Police officer in Brooklyn uses a loudspeaker to say "Trump 2020" while on the job pic.twitter.com/ZujQIfqonH

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«Put it on YouTube, put it on Facebook,» the officer said. He repeated, «Trump 2020.»

«One hundred percent unacceptable. Period,» New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said of the incident via Twitter. «Law Enforcement must remain apolitical, it is essential in our role to serve ALL New Yorkers regardless of any political beliefs. It is essential for New Yorkers to trust their Police.»

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