The following is via WABC:
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is in Germany, where he will take part in ongoing protests of the G-20 summit.
He arrived in Germany overnight to be the keynote speaker at a protest event Saturday.
Organizers of the rally say it is to show opposition to G-20 participants, including President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mayor de Blasio was criticized on social media about leaving in the aftermath of the murder of an NYPD officer.
He is expected to return to New York City Sunday night.
Anti-globalization activists set dozens of cars ablaze and tried to block national delegations from entering the Group of 20 summit Friday as the meeting got underway in the German port city of Hamburg.
Responding to a second day of protests, police ordered in several hundred more officers from across the country.
Hundreds of officers built moving lines in different parts of Hamburg and used water cannons to force away protesters from streets across the city.
Some were physically moved for hundreds of yards from a protest sit-in in front of the first security checkpoint near the summit grounds.
(Source: WABC)
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I don’t agree with the mayor on anything, but this is the worst case of nitpicking I’ve seen. What does an officer being shot have anything to do with the mayor going anyplace. If he won’t be back for the funeral I can hear the complaint But to complain about this.
Whats the big news? NYC politicians have a long history of running off to other countries to try and share the spotlight on political events or to show solidarity with causes they support. How many times have NYC mayors and council members run off to EY to show “solidarity”. Its good politics (if you support progressive causes and oppose Trump’s anti-immigrant policies and budget reductions which will hurt NYC hospitals, schools and social programs more than any other U.S. city.
“Runs To Germany”
You mean, “returns” to Germany, where his ancestors are from.
This guy needs to retire from public service. He prioritizes partisan politics over his responsibility to his constituents. I wish him a speedy retirement. Should he chas veshalom get elected to a second term, may HKB”H protect us all.
Looks like Mayor Blasio wants to run for President in 2020.