DC Begins Dismantling Black Lives Matter Plaza After Pressure From Trump Administration

A few days after the Trump administration told D.C.’s mayor to get rid of the Black Lives Matter Plaza or lose federal funding, 7News was there as it was ripped apart.

Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia introduced a bill threatening to revoke federal funding from D.C. unless Mayor Muriel Bowser renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza.

7News found Tuere Marshall gazing, as the letters that spelled “Black Lives Matter” turned to scribble.

“The day when this was, oh my goodness, when this was constructed, it was amazing,” Marshall said.

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Days after the Trump Administration told Mayor Muriel Bowser to either remove and rename the plaza or lose federal funding, the mayor said she already had plans to “restructure the plaza.”

“I’m one with her,” Marshall said. “I’m totally in agreement with her. She does have bigger fish to fry. The inside story is you take this down and you may be able to keep home rule or the semblance of home rule that you have.”

Some wondered if the removal was part of a give-and-take with the current administration. Some also wondered how much more the District would have to give.

“This is just the first step,” Marshall said. “What’s next?”

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