New York Gov. Cathy Hochul (D) asked to leave a vigil for a slain NYPD officer after being confronted by mourners on Friday, saying no one told her to do so. He denied rumors that he had been.
“We always ask, ‘Will the family let us in there?’ Reports have shown that the family said, ‘No, this is a time for our personal family to grieve, and we don’t want politicians to be there.’ If you say ‘I don’t want it, we won’t go,”’ Hochul said during Saturday’s Easter event. politiko.
“In this case, we asked. We were told the family was welcome. We were told to come because they always check on us, and we went. And no one asked me to leave. I didn’t say that.”
Hochul attended the wake for NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Friday. Mr. Diller, the law enforcement officer shot at close range in Queens on Monday, has come under growing criticism of Mr. Hochul and the state, which has harshly criticized bail reform.
While attending, she was confronted by a man, the New York Post reported. identified As a member of the Diller family. The newspaper, citing sources, said the man was Diller’s uncle.
According to a video released later, he had a tense conversation with the departing Ho-chul. viral.
“People will do what they’re going to do for their own reasons, and I remain convinced that it was the right thing to do,” she said Saturday. “I’ll do it again, that’s my job. My job is to be there when people need me. They need to talk to me and they all need to talk to me. If so, my job is to listen.”
Hochul also stated that she wants New York State’s bail law to be repealed, and reiterated the importance of attending the wake.
“I think everyone knows my position on bail laws,” Hochul said. “I’m the one trying to make changes to get back to normal.”
Former President Trump attended Diller’s wake on Thursday.
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