Calls for de Blasio to resign trend on Twitter after defense of NYPD

Calls for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to resign were trending on Twitter Sunday.

The resignation calls came in response to his defense of NYPD officers in connection to an incident caught on video in which two NYPD vehicles were seen being driven into a crowd of protesters.

“Bill de Blasio is a horrible mayor who should resign in disgrace,” said Yashar Ali in a tweet. He described himself as a New York Magazine and Huffington Post contributor.

“Almost too stunned for words at Mayor de Blasio addressing a city in deep pain at 11:30 at night by ruthlessly defending NYPD at every turn,” tweeted Helena Brosnan, a woman who said she was from New York.” Craven, soulless politician who is the worst of white electeds who claim to be ‘progressive’ for gain. I’m irate. He should resign.”

"It's inappropriate for protesters to surround a police vehicle and threaten police officers," de Blasio told a news conference Saturday evening after saying that he had seen the video. "That's wrong on its face."

He added that the video was “upsetting” and wished that the officers hadn’t driven into the protesters, but he said the officers did not start the situation.

“The situation was started by a group of protesters converging on a police vehicle, att... (Read more)

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