Donald Trump blasts Bill de Blasio after NYC mayor announces plan to paint Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower as president claims police are 'furious'

President Donald Trump has slammed plans by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to paint a 'Black Lives Matter' mural in front of his Trump Tower in Manhattan, claiming that 'NYC Police are furious' by the gesture. 

Trump took to Twitter to share that he was 'told' about the murals before spewing off a supposed chant that is said at 'Black Lives Matter' demonstrations.    

'Told that Bill de Blasio wants to paint the fabled & beautiful Fifth Avenue, right in front of Trump Tower/Tiffany, with a big yellow Black Lives Matter sign,' he said in the Thursday tweet. '“Pigs in a Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon”, referring to killing Police, is their chant. NYC Police are furious!' 

Trump took to Twitter to share that he was 'told' about the murals before spewing off a supposed chant that is said at 'Black Lives Matter' demonstrations

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A spokeswoman for the embattled mayor announced plans for the mural to be painted along Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th streets - right in front of the president's New York high-rise. Pictured is a mock-up showing how the mural could look

He followed the incendiary tweet with his latest 'LAW & ORDER!' repeated tweet

Trump tweeted right before his arrival for a rally in Wisconsin, a swing state where some polls project he is expected to lose by double digits in November's election. 

He followed the incendiary tweet with his latest 'LAW & ORDER!' repeated tweet. 

A spokeswoman for the embattled New York mayor announced plans for the mural to be painted along Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th streets - right in front of the president's high-rise. 

'The president is a disgrace to the values we cherish in New York City,' Julia Arredondo, a spokeswoman for Mayor de Blasio, said in a statement, the New York Daily News reports.

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 'The president is a disgrace to the values we cherish in New York City,' Julia Arredondo, a spokeswoman for Mayor de Blasio, said in a statement announcing the decision. The Trump Tower

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The mayor's announcement follows in the footsteps of Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who had the street leading to the White House painted with a 'Black Lives Matter' mural on June 5

'He can't run or deny the reality we are facing, and any time he wants to set foot in the place he claims is his hometown, he should be reminded Black Lives Matter.' 

Earlier this month, de Blasio announced that the city planned to paint the phrase throughout the city. 

The decision comes after weeks of protests in New York City and across the country as folks demand justice against police brutality and racism following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. 

Floyd's now viral video of him telling officers 'I can't breathe' during the May 25 altercation is reminiscent for New Yorkers and Americans who were impacted by the death of Eric Garner in 2014. 

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The decision comes after weeks of protests in New York City and across the country as folks demand justice against police brutality and racism following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd

Bill de Blasio is booed by the crowd during George Floyd memorial

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'It's time to do something officially representing this city to recognize the power of the fundamental idea, Black Lives Matter — the idea that so much American history has wrongly renounced but now must be affirmed,' de Blasio said on June 9.

The mayor's announcement follows in the footsteps of Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who had the street leading to the White House painted with a 'Black Lives Matter' mural on June 5. 

The actions have been seen as performative by protesters and activists who are demanding for concrete solutions for police reform and defunding their departments. 

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Mayor de Blasio has struggled gaining a foothold of respect in the city, having been booed during a George Floyd memorial earlier in the month

Both de Blasio and Bowser have come under fire for how they've responded to calls to defund the police, with the New York City mayor finally acknowledging the possibility earlier in the month. 

Mayor de Blasio has struggled gaining a foothold of respect in the city,  having been booed during a George Floyd memorial earlier in the month. 

He and the NYPD have been slammed for their handling of the protests, having just been lambasted for their disproportionate arrest of black and brown people during quarantine lockdowns for COVID-19.

Local politicians and activists have also slammed the mayor for using his black wife and children as a means to show that he is concerned for black lives.