De Blasio Opening the Floodgates to Vandalism and Looting by Refusing NG Deployment ‘The National Guard should not be brought here, we have 36,000 police officers. They are the best equipped to deal with the situation,’ said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio after another night of protests. Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/8f7EFQVqWs pic.twitter.com/MArHzysKla— Reuters (@Reuters) June 2, 2020