Donald Trump attended a memorial service for a New York City police officer who was shot in the line of duty on Thursday and called for “law and order” as part of his attempt to draw a sharp contrast with President Joe Biden. His third white term focused on crime. House campaigns.
Visitation was underway Monday for Officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in the Long Island suburb of Massapequa. Diller, 31, was shot under his bulletproof vest as he approached an illegally parked car in Queens, police said.
Diller, who was married and had a one-year-old son, was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Republican presidential candidate Trump’s visit comes as Biden is also in New York for a previously planned fundraiser with former Democratic presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Trump has accused Biden of a lack of toughness, and his campaign has sought to contrast his visit with Biden’s fundraising efforts.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung noted Trump’s visit in a post on The elitist, insular attitude of attending a glitzy fundraiser in the city. Celebrity donors.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that the president had spoken with the New York City mayor, but when asked if Biden had spoken to the mayor’s family, she said she had no idea. “Private communications may be shared.” was killed. Jean-Pierre said the government sympathized with the officer’s family.
Speaking aboard Air Force One, she said Biden has supported law enforcement throughout his career and took a dig at Trump’s record.
“Violent crime surged under the previous administration,” Jean-Pierre said. “Biden——[Vice President Kamala] The Harris administration did the opposite, taking decisive action from the start to defund the police and achieve historic crime reductions. “
After visiting the funeral home with Diller’s family, Trump spoke to reporters outside, surrounded by a dozen local police officers, half in patrol uniforms and half in tactical gear, forming a backdrop behind him.
“We have to get back to law and order. We have to do a lot of things differently. That doesn’t work. It happens all the time,” Trump said.
He did not elaborate.
Different views on law enforcement
Trump has denounced crime in heavily Democratic cities, called for shoplifters to be shot immediately and wants to shield police officers from lawsuits for potential misconduct. But he also demonized local prosecutors, the FBI and the Justice Department over the criminal prosecutions he faced and the investigation into his first campaign’s interactions with Russia during his presidency.
He also embraced those incarcerated in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, when an angry mob of his supporters broke through police lines and Capitol and local police were attacked and beaten.
Massapequa and surrounding South Shore towns have long been a popular destination for city police officers and firefighters looking to put down roots on Long Island. Although New York has more Democrats than Republicans, the district is a heavily Republican part of Long Island that Trump won in the 2020 presidential election.
On Thursday, Queens prosecutors charged Diller’s gunman, Guy Rivera, with first-degree murder and other charges. When Diller’s partner returned fire, Rivera was shot in the back and was arraigned in a hospital bed. Spokesman Raymond Haskins said Rivera’s attorney at Legal Aid declined to comment.
Biden has pledged that the federal government will work more closely with police to combat gun violence and crack down on illegal firearms.
New statistics released by the FBI earlier this month show overall violent crime in the United States fell again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era surge. FBI data found that murders were down 13% in the last three months of 2023 compared with the same period last year, and violent crime was down 6% overall.
The FBI report is consistent with findings from the nonpartisan Criminal Justice Commission, which surveyed 32 cities and found that homicides dropped an average of 10% from the previous year, but violent crime rates remained higher than the year before. The coronavirus pandemic is spreading in many cities.
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