Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the city of NY terminate your business contracts with the president Donald Trump as a result of a mob assault on the US Capitol by a mob of supporters of the president last week.
The Trump Organization has a contract with the city to operate two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park, as well as a golf course in the Bronx district.
The Trump Organization earns around $ 17 million a year as a result of those contracts, de Blasio said.
The carrel, in Central Park. Photo: AP
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“I am here to announce that New York City is rescinating all contracts with the Trump Organization, ” de Blasio said.
“Inciting an insurrection, let’s be very clear, let’s say the words again, inciting an insurrection against the United States government clearly constitutes a criminal activity”, said.
The Associated Press sent an email to the Trump Organization on Wednesday seeking comment.
It is the latest example of how the violent assault on January 6 by Trump supporters is affecting business interests of the outgoing Republican president.
The PGA of America voted Sunday to remove the PGA Championship from Trump’s golf course in New Jersey the next year, a move that came after social media platforms deactivated Trump’s accounts and Shopify removed the online stores affiliated with him.
De Blasio had previously said that the city was weighing its legal options to end the Trump contracts. It said Wednesday that city attorneys determined that if Trump files a counterclaim over the measure, the city will win.
Trump “incited a mob to attack the Capitol,” de Blasio insisted.
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