Former President Trump promised to give blankets to police officers following the recent death of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller.
During a campaign stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Trump promised to “restore law and order” and to “compensate” and “protect” law enforcement.
President Trump: “Restoring law and order to our country is critical and we will indemnify every police officer and law enforcement officer in America to protect them from destruction by the radical left who have taken strong action against crime.” “I’m going to do it,” he said.
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Former President Trump attended a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
The former president remembered Mr. Diller and promised to “crack down” and prosecute “dangerous criminals.”
“The other day, I had the great honor of visiting the family of a wonderful man named Detective Jonathan Diller of the NYPD. As I read, he was shot and killed by a violent thug who was initially over 20 years old. “He had been arrested by various law enforcement agencies, but once for a very serious crime, and the perpetrator was a known murderer,” President Trump said.
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President Trump vowed, “If I am re-elected, I will crack down on left-wing jurisdictions that refuse to prosecute dangerous criminals.”
New York City Police Officer Jonathan Diller has a wife and a son who is almost 1 year old. (New York City Police Department)
Diller was shot dead Last week, Diller, a man with 21 prior arrests, allegedly shot the suspect, 34-year-old Guy Rivera, in the stomach as he tried to get him out of his car during a traffic stop in Queens. woke up.
Rivera allegedly fired shots at Diller and his partner around 5:45 p.m. Officers approached the vehicle as it was illegally parked at a bus stop.
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Lindy Jones, another man who was a passenger in Diller’s car at the time of his death, was also charged with weapons possession and defacing weapons after his death.
Fox News Digital’s Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
