New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking heat for jetting off to Germany to join G-20 protesters on Thursday, a day after an NYPD cop was assassinated in the Bronx. De Blasio departed Thursday evening and kept his plans to join protest events in Hamburg relatively quiet until he left. De Blasio will also be a main speaker at the Saturday demonstration "Hamburg Zeigt Haltung," or "Hamburg Shows Attitude." MELANIA TRUMP BLOCKED BY G-20 PROTESTERS FROM LEAVING GERMAN GUEST HOUSEThe mayor's abrupt departure for Germany left him skipping a swearing-in ceremony for 524 new NYPD recruits. Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police in Hamburg on Thursday as Trump and other world leaders arrived for the summit.

Source: Fox News July 07, 2017 12:09 UTC