“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,” he said.
An email seeking comment was sent to the Trump Organisation.
The move to end Trump’s business contracts in the city he formerly called home is the latest example of how the January 6 breach by violent Trump supporters is affecting the Republican president’s business interests.
President Donald Trump’s business interests have been significantly affected by the January 6 riot.Credit:Getty Images
The PGA of America voted on Sunday to take the PGA Championship away from his New Jersey golf course next year, a move that came after social media platforms disabled Trump’s accounts and Shopify took down online stores affiliated with him.
De Blasio had said earlier that the city was examining its legal options to end the Trump contracts. He said on Thursday AEDT that city lawyers determined that if Trump sues over the move, the city will win.
Trump “incited a mob to attack the Capitol,” de Blasio said, adding: “The lawyers looked at it and it was just as clear as a bell that’s grounds for severing these contracts and we’re moving to do that right away.”
The split with Trump’s namesake company won’t happen immediately, though. De Blasio said in a news release that terminating the contract to run the Ferry Point golf course in the Bronx is complex “and is expected to take a number of months”.
Termination of the contract to run Wollman Rink and Lasker Rink in Central Park will take effect 30 days after written notice is delivered, de Blasio said.
Termination of the contract to run the carousel, which is now closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, will take effect 25 days after written notice.
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The city will seek new vendors for all the attractions, the mayor said.
Removing the Trump name from the rinks, carousel and golf course won’t erase him from New York City. He will still operate Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and the Trump International Hotel on Central Park West.
Trump moved his official residence from Trump Tower to Florida in 2019.
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