A group of anti-vaxxers protest outside Trump Grill New York City On Thursday, he was refused entry in the restaurant.
A police officer was recorded trying to argue with a handful of protesters seen in the lobby of the restaurant.
None of the people involved in the debate were wearing a mask or following social distancing.
‘Trump is a hoax if he is implementing it!’ said one of the men in the video.
Some supporters of former President Donald Trump were removed from the Trump Grill in Trump Tower after refusing to show proof of vaccination
Supporters filmed a video of his ordeal, in which a security officer explained to him that he needed to show proof of vaccination to get in.
‘Prove it to us. That we are a threat… Yes, so the burden of proof is on them because they are assuming we are a threat because we have no vaccine. Well, prove to me that we’re a threat,’ another man said.
The police officer replied that the restaurant did not need to prove anything, and that restaurant service was not a constitutional right.
“You can make ten reservations, there is no guarantee… it is not a constitutional right,” the official said.
In New York City, people five years of age and older are required to show proof that they have a COVID-19 infection for indoor dining, including restaurants, catering halls, hotel banquet rooms, bars, nightclubs, cafeterias, coffee shops . One dose of vaccine has been received. , fast food restaurant and grocery store with indoor dining.
Trump Grill is located in Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City
Former US President Donald Trump received and promoted a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot earlier this week
New York breaks its COVID case record for the third day in a row, registers 44,431 new cases Christmas on the eve.
State Governor Cathy Hochul shared the numbers at a Friday morning press conference. he blamed the giant spike omicron This type is estimated to be behind 92 percent of new infections in the Empire State, saying: ‘It’s a very, very contagious form.’
But Hochul also struck a note of optimism, insisting: It’s not Delta. It is Omicron, who has so far demonstrated that it is not as serious in its impact. This is not the same situation as it was in March 2020 or last winter’s growth. We have done more tests. We have got more opportunities.
Hochul also revealed that the number of COVID hospitalizations increased by five per cent in a day, to 4,744. But the governor highlighted that the figure is far lower than the 7,000 who were hospitalized with the virus during Christmas 2020.
On Friday, Hochul also said that essential workers in New York will now only have to isolate for five days after they test positive for COVID if they are vaccinated and face a so-called breakthrough infection. have to do. have to do it. She says she is doing this to try to deal with staff shortages, blaming the current 10-day isolation rules.
‘Trump is a traitor if he enforces it!’ An upset supporter can be heard saying
The interior of the Trump Grill at Trump Tower is pictured here