梅西百货即使已钉上木板,趁乱打劫的民众仍强行闯入,纽约警方当时未派人看管,也未能阻止市区其他商家被破坏。古莫批评白思豪低估问题严重性,「纽约警方与市长昨晚没有尽到责任」。
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Macy’s at 34th. Street, long thelargest single department store anywhere in the world, & apoint of pride in NYC, was devastated yesterday when hoodlums andthieves vandalized it, breaking almost all of its large panels ofstorefront glass. What a shame. Bring in National Guard!
― Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 2, 2020</blockquote>