New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul was refused permission to attend a memorial service for a slain NYPD officer. Jonathan Diller of Massapequa Park, former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R.N.Y. Others criticized her appearance as disrespectful and selfish.
Images taken outside the funeral home showed Hochul confronting mourners and then leaving the venue.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, who lives in Massapequa, also said Hochul was denied a request to speak at Diller’s funeral on Saturday after New York State Attorney General Letitia James called for a tribute to the fallen officer. This was reported by a source. .
“It’s completely outrageous and disrespectful. It’s them who are making that request. It should be about the family,” said the Republican, who represents eastern Long Island in Congress, a close call by New York standards. said Zeldin, who lost to Hochul. In the 2022 gubernatorial election.
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“They can let whoever they want to speak speak, and there’s no need to try to force them to speak if they’re not asked to speak,” he said.
Mr. Kilmeade further detailed the particularly cruel treatment given to Mr. Hochul and other New York officials at the wake.
“I heard that my family made me do it.” [Hochul] She had it with her when she got there and said, “His blood is on your hands” — when Hochul came outside, another family member confronted her. I said…that’s why Officer Diller died, so we need to change the governor’s law tonight,” Kilmeade said.
The “Fox & Friends” host reported that New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg also confronted the mourners, but neither of them got into an argument.
“Tonight, I learned from a source that Governor Kathy Hochul has been asked to speak at tomorrow’s funeral in St. Rose. [of Lima Roman Catholic Church]. Kilmeade reported that “both were rejected by their families.”
In light of the report, Zeldin added that it’s not the first time New York liberals’ anti-crime policies have provoked such a public reaction.
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He cited Hochul being booed by fans at Madison Square Garden during the NHL’s New York Rangers’ 2022 home opener. Since Hochul is the state’s first female governor, she held the puck-dropping ceremony on “Women’s Empowerment Night,” according to the New York Post.
“She was booed.” [MSG by] “The same thing would happen if she went to Yankee Stadium or Citi Field or an Islanders game or a Knicks game,” Zeldin said.
Zeldin said New Yorkers are tired of the lack of proper priority, adding to the uproar over the MTA’s congestion pricing, which costs a typical driver an additional $15 to enter Manhattan directly from New Jersey, Brooklyn or Queens. He pointed out that the country’s criminal justice policy is lax compared to that of the United States. Or traverse the island borough below 60 Streets. At Central Park.
“New Yorkers have reached breaking point and are fleeing, and the elected officials in charge are not actually improving life in New York,” he said.
“So now you’re facing this with the raw emotions of a family that just lost a loved one. The last thing they want in this world is to be selfless for their own gain. Democratic politicians trying to hype things up.”
Kilmeade went on to contrast police murder suspect Guy Rivera’s ability to remain on the streets despite a long rap sheet, while New York authorities cut the necks of former President Trump and other upset men. Prosecution is proceeding against Daniel Penny, the Marine Corps veteran who was held in a chokehold. Men threatening passengers on the MTA subway.
According to CBS News, Hochul earlier this month criticized judges who released more dangerous suspects without bail, saying, “It became clear that we needed trained judges with the changes we made. I’ve come,” he said.
