Of course, affixing murals in Trump's periphery is not a solution or real response to the ongoing crisis of police brutality in America — and many activists don't support the murals at all. After the Black Lives Matter mural was painted outside of the White House, the D.C. chapter of the Black Lives Matter Global Network called it a "performative distraction from real policy changes." And let's not forget that the painting outside of Trump Tower comes after the New York City council voted to change the NYPD budget, but failed to meet protesters' other demands