- Trump attended an officer’s wake on Thursday in New York
- Biden was also in New York for a $25 million fundraiser with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
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Donald Trump said Joe Biden’s supporters will not allow him to support the police, as the former president criticized his rival for ignoring the wake of slain New York police officer Jonathan Diller.
Trump attended the vigil on Thursday, while Biden was also in New York for a political fundraiser with former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Trump told Fox News that Biden could have been at the wake “within half an hour, depending on the mode of travel, they have pretty quick trips.”
He continued: ‘I think politically he (Biden) cannot support the police. I think he’s making a mistake too, but I think politically his base won’t allow him to support the police.
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after attending the wake of New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Jonathan Diller in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, on March 28, 2024.
‘And I support the police, I would say at the highest level of any president by far, maybe double or triple that.
And they knew that’s why when I walked into that funeral home it was like love. They simply want to avoid it.
He said Biden and his team had not even called the officer’s family.
“They didn’t even call the family,” he said. ‘They could have called. You don’t have to be a genius.
But he added: “I’m not sure they will take your call.”
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending the vigil for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at the Massapequa Funeral Home on March 28, 2024 in Massapequa, New York.
Officer Diller was shot and killed in Queens during a routine traffic stop on Monday.
Trump attended the wake at the Massapequa funeral home on Long Island i
The former president told Fox News: “We really lost a hero, the family is devastated, the police force is devastated.”
‘It’s happening more and more. “It’s really a lack of respect for law and order.”
Speaking at the ceremony for Officer Diller, 31, on Thursday, Trump said: “What happened is such a sad event, such a horrible thing and it’s happening too often.”
‘It is an honor to be here, but this is a very sad occasion. “We have to toughen it up, we have to strengthen it, things like this shouldn’t happen.”
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