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New York to eliminate contracts with Trump organization

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U.S / 13.01.2021 09:06:36

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the city will terminate its business contracts with outgoing US President Donald Trump as a result of chaos generated on Capitol Hill by a mob of supporters of the president last week.

The mayor’s office can legally terminate a contract if a company’s leadership is involved in criminal activity, the Democratic mayor said.

“I’m here to announce that New York City is terminating all contracts with the Trump Organization,” de Blasio said in an interview with MSNBC.

The mayor specified that the Trump Organization earns about $ 17 million a year as a result of its contracts with the city to operate two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park, as well as a golf course in the Bronx district.

“Inciting an insurrection, let’s be very clear, let’s say the words again, inciting an insurrection against the United States government. clearly constitutes criminal activity“, said.

The Associated Press He sent an email to the Trump Organization today seeking comment on the measure promoted by the New York mayor.

The termination of Trump’s business contracts in the city he called home is the latest example of how the violent assault on January 6 by his supporters is hurting the outgoing Republican president’s business interests.

The PGA of America voted Sunday to remove the PGA Championship from Trump’s golf course in New Jersey next year, a move that came after social media platforms deactivated Trump’s accounts and Shopify removed the online stores affiliated with it.

De Blasio had previously said that the city was weighing its legal options to end the Trump contracts. He said today 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,” said De Blasio during his criticism of the president of the United States, who also today faces the decision of Congress before a possible second political trial against him.


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