Washington D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza will soon have the iconic yellow letters painted over and be renamed, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday.

The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend off threats of encroachment from both President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed to News4 that the Black Lives Matter Plaza will be rennamed. There’s no timeline yet for the change. This comes a day after Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia has introduced legislation that,