It’s a scene that happens often at the New York State Capitol: A pair of Democratic state senators posing for a photo with an activist and a large banner after a rally. But this banner was different.
Senate Republicans called on their Democratic colleagues to disavow and condemn the imagery on the banner, which included the words “climate change” on the plane headed for the towers. Further down the banner, a tagline read “Wake up America, 2050 is too late!” – a reference to the state’s plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 80% by 2050.
The two Democratic senators quickly apologized. Both said they were unaware of what the banner depicted despite posing for a photo with it., Jackson said he “would never support anything that denigrates the memory of all who were impacted by 9/11.” May took to Twitter to say she posed for “numerous photos with activists” and never saw the “content of the sign.”