Donald Trump, former president of the United States, attended the wake of a New York police officer this Thursday (28). The officer was shot to death during a traffic stop earlier this week, a case that drew national attention.
Trump, who is the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nominee, has made supporting law enforcement a central plank of his campaign to defeat Democratic President Joe Biden in the November election, which will be a tight and deeply divisive race.
The New York Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment and confirmation of Trump's presence at the wake, which was held in Massapequa, on Long Island, east of New York City.
Jonathan Diller, a three-year veteran of the force, was killed by a gunshot that went through his bulletproof vest during a traffic stop on Monday (25) in the Queens borough of New York. Two suspects were taken into custody, according to news reports.
During campaign rallies, Trump often seeks to portray crime as out of control in the US and blame it on Biden, even as data shows that violent crime in the country is at one of the lowest rates in decades.
The businessman, who faces four criminal trials while running for President, makes promises to restore “law and order” and to reinforce the protection of agents who face litigation for their conduct at work.
At the same time, he frequently attacks New York State Attorney General Letitia James for bringing a civil fraud case against him. He also speaks out against Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, for prosecuting him for alleged secret payments to an adult film star, and other prosecutors for cases against him.
Source: CNN Brasil
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