Why is Donald Trump visiting New York? Ex-POTUS caught waving at lone MAGA fan outside his Manhattan tower
Former President Donald Trump went back to his roots, New York City, for the first time since leaving office in January this year, to visit his iconic building, the Trump Tower, only to be greeted by a single MAGA fan outside the establishment.
According to New York Post, when he pulled up to the Midtown skyscraper where he stays while in Manhattan, just before 9 pm, a lone Trump supporter was standing across the street next to gathered paparazzi. The former POTUS, who was seated in a backseat of a black SUV, waved to his single fan who had shown up to greet the 45th POTUS.
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Why is Trump visiting New York?
Trump's trip to the Big Apple this weekend occurred after he spent the last six weeks staying at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. According to reports, he will be staying at the Trump Tower till Tuesday, March 9. It was not clear as to what prompted the trip to New York or whether Melania will be joining him.
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who has cooperated with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's criminal probe, mocked Trump saying he is returning to Manhattan because there is no golden statue of him in the city. "The human Donald must stand in and be put on display for the multitude of NYC followers desperate to rub the belly and pray at his feet," Cohen told Daily News.
His trip to New York might have something to do with the fact that prosecutors from the state now have access to his tax returns, the details of which have been under wrap ever since Trump took office. Last month Trump has lost his legal battle to block access to his tax returns as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a New York grand jury can obtain his personal and corporate tax records for review.
As noted by NBC News, the ruling does not mean the records will be made public anytime soon, and they might never be publicly released altogether. Materials turned over to a grand jury must be kept secret, per state law. However, the apex court's decision has enabled Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to demand Trump's accountants to turn over the tax documents that the 45th POTUS has so far refused to surrender to investigators or Congress. Responding to the Supreme Court order, Vance noted that "the work continues."
Termination of Trump Organization contracts
In January, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city was terminating all of the Trump Organization's concession contracts including the two Central Park rinks, Wollman and Lasker, because of Trump's connection to the MAGA mob riot. It was also reported last month that NYPD began removing some of the barriers in front of Trump Tower, which were erected four years ago when Trump entered the White House, as a precautionary measure to prevent vandals from targetting the building.