Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser had ordered the painting as a public act of defiance in 2020 amid protests following the police killing of George Floyd.
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital city will remove the large painting of the words “ Black Lives Matter ” on a street one block from the White House as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend offon the social platform X on Tuesday, writing: “The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference. The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern.
”Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, have repeatedly threatened to interfere in city affairs in large and small ways. A measure currently before Congress, named theThat would be a deeply controversial, likely testing the strength of the three-seat GOP House majority. Some representatives have used budget riders to target Washington policies ranging from marijuana legalization to whether right turns on red lights should be legal.
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