New York City is considering its business contracts with President Trump
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Laura Feyer, a spokeswoman for the mayor of New York Bill de Blasio
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The president’s company, which he still owns but has turned day-to-day operations over to his sons, has contracts with New York City to run a carousel, two skating rinks, and a golf course in the city’s parks. The Trump Organization has made about $ 17 million from the park’s concessions, The Washington Post reported, citing the president’s most recent financial disclosures.
“The attacks on our Capitol have killed a police officer, killed four rioters, exposed lawmakers to COVID-19 and threatened the constitutional transfer of power. They were a national horror, ”Feyer said in a statement.
“We are investigating whether there are legal grounds for ending concessions with the Trump Organization in light of these new circumstances,” she added, without providing a timeline for the decision.
The Trump Organization did not immediately return a request for comment.
The city’s consideration of ending its business deals with the Trump Organization comes amid the aftermath of the Capitol uprising and allegations that the president incites the violence extends to Trump’s private companies.
New York-based Signature Bank announced this week that it would close Trump’s personal bank accounts due to the “displeasure and shock” management experienced as a result of the Capitol attack. The president’s personal accounts with the bank hold about $ 5.3 million, according to the Post.
The bank also called on Trump to step down, stating that in the future it would not do business with lawmakers who challenged the president-elect Joe Biden
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“It is terrible and an insult to the Republic to witness an insurgency sitting in the presiding president of the US Senate and tell our elected representatives to take cover under their seats,” said Signature Bank. in a statement.
“We witnessed the President of the United States encouraging the rioters and refraining from calling in the National Guard to protect Congress in the performance of his duty.”
Shopify, the ecommerce company, too removed trumpstore.com, who used the Trump organization to sell merchandise, and said it violated policies that prohibit the “promotion or support of organizations, platforms, or people who threaten or condone violence to promote a cause.”
The Professional Golfers’ Association of America announced this week its intention move the championship of 2022 away from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey.