A FTP protester identifying himself as “Ace Burns” delivered a warning to New Yorkers today during a live interview on Fox News, warning that protesters could set fire to the predominantly Orthodox Jewish Manhattan’s storied Diamond District if New York leaders don’t meet their demands.
From Fox News:
During his earlier interview, he also showed an “#FTP” hashtag apparently written in marker on his arm. “You know, I’m a leader of this FTP movement. It means a lot of things. It can mean free the people, it can mean for the people, it could also mean fire to property — and that’s very possible.”
After his comments aired, Fox News’ Eric Shawn condemned the apparent threat. “That person was basically suggesting that they plan to go to the diamond district which is run basically by Orthodox Jews here in New York City — certainly hope that is not the case and we do not endorse — in fact, we condemn that type of language here on the Fox News channel,” Shawn said.
The NYPD said it “identified the took the man [and] took him in to be interviewed” later Saturday.
Earlier tonight, a man wearing this mask threatened, in a live @FoxNews interview, to burn Manhattan’s diamond district down. Within hours, we identified the man & took him in to be interviewed. pic.twitter.com/NHggPloCAv
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 7, 2020
The interviewer, Jacqui Heinrich, took to Twitter to respond after the interview.
In Brooklyn just now, protest organizer suggests violence could resume if city and state leadership doesn’t acknowledge their demands for policy changes. Says “maybe we go to the diamond district, and thanks to President Trump gas is cheap” – meanwhile peaceful marches continue
In Brooklyn just now, protest organizer suggests violence could resume if city and state leadership doesn’t acknowledge their demands for policy changes. Says “maybe we go to the diamond district, and thanks to President Trump gas is cheap” – meanwhile peaceful marches continue
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) June 6, 2020
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