Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden
Source: Associated Press
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Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for ‘law and order,’ to show contrast with Biden
Donald Trump attended the wake of a New York City police officer killed in the line of duty and called for “law and order,” as part of his attempt to show a contrast with President Joe Biden and focus on crime as part of his third White House campaign.
BY MICHELLE L. PRICE AND PHILIP MARCELO
Updated 4:43 PM EDT, March 28, 2024
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump attended Thursday’s wake of a New York City police officer gunned down in the line of duty and called for “law and order,” as part of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s attempt to show a contrast with President Joe Biden and focus on crime as part of his third White House campaign.
The visitation for Officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Monday, was held in suburban Massapequa on Long Island. Police said the 31-year-old Diller was shot below his bulletproof vest while approaching an illegally parked car in Queens. ... Diller, who was married and had a 1-year-old son, was rushed to a hospital, where he died.
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Massapequa and the surrounding South Shore towns have long been a popular destination for city police officers and firefighters looking to set down roots on Long Island. The road leading to the funeral home was painted with a thin blue line, a symbol used as a sign of police solidarity, and the road was flanked by American flags and American flags with a thin blue line.
Parked nearby were two pickup trucks with pro-Trump decals and flags bearing his “Make America Great Again” slogan. Dozens of supporters wearing Trump paraphernalia stood nearby in pouring rain.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-nypd-officer-killed-wake-funeral-e91744c40c4513ead88caa247ab9916e
There was a thread here earlier today asking what was going on with the officer who had been shot. This is what.
I'm omitting the snarky comments made by Trump's spokesperson. You knew there was nothing sincere about this. It's all a campaign event.
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Mr. Trump called the officer’s death a horrible tragedy and, as he often does on the trail, broadly called for a crackdown on violent crime without mentioning specific policies.
Former President Donald J. Trump attending a wake for a New York City police officer in Massapequa Park, N.Y., on Thursday. Dave Sanders for The New York Times
By Michael Gold
Reporting from Massapequa Park, N.Y.
March 28, 2024, 5:45 p.m. ET
As hundreds of police officers and family members stood outside a Long Island funeral home, former President Donald J. Trump attended on Thursday the wake of a New York City police officer who was killed in the line of duty days earlier.
Then, Mr. Trump, who is facing four criminal cases, including one in Manhattan that is going to trial in less than three weeks, stood in front of more than a dozen police officers and proclaimed the need for the country to “get back to law and order.”
Mr. Trump’s visit with the family of Police Officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Monday, was not a campaign event, though he did take the opportunity to emphasize his message on crime. He was greeted by New York City’s police commissioner, and then spent about 30 minutes inside the funeral home with Officer Diller’s family, including his widow and 1-year-old son.
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