New York City to terminate business contracts with Trump after Capitol riot
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#5CS6T)
Mayor Bill de Blasio makes announcement after last week's deadly attack that was incited by the president
New York City will terminate business contracts with Donald Trump after last week's deadly attack on the US Capitol that the president incited when he exhorted his supporters to march on Congress to overturn his election defeat by force, the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced on Wednesday.
The president's business empire, under the umbrella of the Trump Organization, is under city contract to operate the two public ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park as well as a golf course in the northern city borough of the Bronx.
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