What You Should Know
By Senator Rev Rubén Díaz
32nd Senatorial District
You should know that former New
York State Governor George Pataki has joined the voices of those elected
officials who are demanding for the name of Donald Trump to be removed
from the parkland that Mr. Trump donated to the State of New York.
It is important for you to know
that during an interview on February 11, 2016 with Reporter Nick Reisman
on Time Warner Cable New Program “Capital Tonight,” former Governor Pataki
stated that he was unhappy that Donald Trump’s name appears on the parkland
that Donald Trump donated.
It is disappointing to learn that
10 years ago, when Donald Trump donated the Park, it was former Governor
George Pataki who accepted the donation and made the deal with Donald Trump
to keep his name on the Park.
In fact, back on April 19, 2006,
former Governor George Pataki released a press release celebrating this
donation:
"With spring upon us
and Earth Day right around the corner, today marks the perfect time for
New Yorkers to receive such a generous and meaningful gift - the protection
of valuable open space and beautiful parklands in the Hudson Valley,"
Governor Pataki said. "The establishment of Donald J. Trump State
Park will increase public access to scenic landscapes and provide additional
recreational opportunities for families and visitors to the region. On
behalf of the people of the Empire State, I express our gratitude to Donald
Trump for his vision and commitment to preserve the natural resource of
this property for the benefit of future generations."
Now, my dear reader, it seems that
because Donald Trump destroyed George Pataki in the Republican Presidential
Primary, George Pataki is joining the crusade to have Donald Trump’s name
removed from the Park that Trump donated, and that Pataki accepted with
the conditions they both agreed upon.
It is also important for you to
know that back on January 15, 2016, I wrote a What You Should Know column
titled “A
Deal Is A Deal” in which
among other things, I stated the following:
“I don't think it is moral
to accept land from Donald Trump - or from anyone - with an agreed upon
deal for the donor's name to remain on the 435 acres of parkland that he
gave, and then to reject and erase the name of the person who gave it.”
I am Senator Reverend Rubén Díaz,
and this is what you should know.
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