Trump attends wake for murdered New York officer, calls for 'law and order' in contrast to Biden

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. Donald Trump attended the wake Thursday of a New York City police officer shot in the line of duty and called for law and order, part of Republican candidates' bid presidential hopefuls to show a contrast with President Joe Biden and focus on crime as part of his third White House campaign.

The visit by Officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop Monday, took place in the Long Island suburb of Massapequa. Police said Diller, 31, was shot under his body armor as he approached an illegally parked car in Queens.

Diller, married with a 1-year-old son, was rushed to the hospital, where he died.

Trump's visit came while Biden was also in New York for a planned fundraiser with Democratic ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Trump accused Biden of lacking toughness and his campaign sought to contrast his visit with Biden's fundraising.

Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, in a post on a glitzy fundraiser in the city with their elitist, out-of-touch celebrity benefactors.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that the president had spoken with the mayor of New York, but she said she had no private communications to share when asked asked if Biden had spoken to the slain officer's family. Jean-Pierre said the administration's thoughts are with the officers' families.

Speaking aboard Air Force One, she said Biden had supported law enforcement throughout his career and took a dig at Trump's record. Violent crime increased under the previous administration, Jean-Pierre said. The Biden-Harris administration did just the opposite, taking decisive action early on to defund the police and achieve a historic reduction in crime.

After visiting the funeral home with the Dillers family, Trump spoke outside to reporters with about a dozen local police officers, half in patrol uniforms, half in tactical gear, forming behind him as background. A police officer standing in front held his rifle across his chest.

Trump called Dillers' murder such a sad event, so sad, such a horrible thing.

The police are the best people we have. There is nothing and there is no one like them. And that should never happen, Trump said.

He spoke about Diller's wife and young son, saying he didn't know how his life had changed.

We must return to law and order. We need to do many things differently. It does not work. This happens too often, Trump said.

After his brief remarks, he repeated as he walked away to his motorcade and added: We must toughen up.

Trump has lamented crime in predominantly Democratic cities, called for shoplifters to be taken down immediately and wants to immunize police officers from prosecution for potential misconduct. But he has also demonized local prosecutors, the FBI and the Justice Department over the criminal charges he faces and the investigation while president into his first campaign's interactions with Russia.

He also welcomed those who were imprisoned for their roles during the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when an angry mob of his supporters overran police lines and Capitol Police officers and local police were attacked and beaten.

Massapequa and surrounding South Shore towns have long been a popular destination for city police and firefighters looking to establish a foothold 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 emblazoned with pro-Trump stickers and flags bearing his slogan Make America Great Again. Dozens of supporters wearing Trump paraphernalia stood nearby in the pouring rain.

Although Democrats outnumber Republicans in New York, this area is a heavily Republican part of Long Island that Trump won in the 2020 presidential election.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, accompanied Trump and told reporters it was a huge comfort to the family to receive Trump's visit.

Inside the funeral home, Trump spent more than 10 minutes meeting privately with Diller's wife, Stephanie, before joining her in the main viewing room and saying a prayer over the officers' casket, a Blakeman said later.

Trump then met with the rest of the family, offering condolences to Diller's mother, siblings, aunts and uncles, he said. Diller's grandmother asked the former president for a hug, and the family also asked him to write a note on a mass card.

It was a very good, warm conversation, Blakeman said. It was all about Jon and the kind of person he was as a father, son and husband. It wasn't about public policy or anything like that.

The former president and his supporters sought a similar split screen with Biden earlier this month as they attacked the president for crime and illegal immigration while they both campaigned in Georgia. During his visit to the state, Trump met with the family of murdered nursing student Laken Riley. An immigrant from Venezuela who entered the United States illegally is charged in her death.

Trump posted about Diller's death on his social media network Tuesday, offering prayers to Diller's family and appreciation for law enforcement. He also called the shooter a thug and noted that police said the shooter had been arrested numerous times before, saying he should NEVER have been released back onto the streets.

Queens prosecutors on Thursday charged the alleged shooter, Guy Rivera, with first-degree murder and other charges. Rivera, who was shot in the back when Diller's partner returned fire, was arrested from his hospital bed. Riveras' attorneys at Legal Aid declined to comment, according to spokesman Redmond Haskins.

Diller was the first New York City police officer killed in the line of duty in two years.

The previous line-of-duty deaths were fatal shootings of two New York City police officers, and the day after the second funeral, Biden visited the police department's headquarters and spoke with officers and high-ranking officers.

Biden has pledged that the federal government will work more closely with police to combat gun violence and crack down on illegal weapons.

New FBI statistics released earlier this month showed that violent crime in the United States declined again last year, continuing its downward trend after a spike during the pandemic. FBI data reveals that murders fell 13% in the last three months of 2023 compared to the same period the previous year, and violent crime overall fell 6%.

The FBI report was consistent with the findings of the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice, which found that homicides were down 10 percent on average from the previous year in a survey of 32 cities, although it found that violent crime still remained higher than before the coronavirus pandemic in many cities.

Price reported from New York. Associated Press writers Colleen Long aboard Air Force One and Karen Matthews in New York contributed to this report.

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