Donald Trump is not happy…
On Thursday, Trump fiercely criticized President Biden during an exclusive interview with “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade, arguing he missed a “very sad moment” when he went to a fundraiser in the Big Apple instead of mourning slain New York police officer Jonathan Diller.
“They missed a very sad moment for our country, but it’s a moment that they have to be a part of, whether they like it or not,” Trump told Kilmeade.
“They can’t skip this moment. I’ve never seen so many police. I’ve never seen so many firemen, a lot of firemen. They view it… in a very similar way, and I understand that. But they’re going to have to get involved a little bit because this country is going to hell.”
“Our country is not respected anymore,” he continued. “I say it in my rallies, in my speeches. We’re a nation in decline… Totally fixable, but we have to do it fast.”
Biden was in town for a Democratic fundraising event on Thursday, while Trump attended a wake for New York City Police Officer Jonathan Diller at a Massapequa Park, Long Island funeral home, some 40 miles from Manhattan.
Earlier Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden spoke with New York City Mayor Eric Adams but did not have any “private communications to share” regarding discussions with Diller’s family.
Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman said Thursday on Fox News that former President Donald Trump was a “source of comfort” to Diller’s family during the wake.
“Well, I have to tell you that President Trump was a source of comfort for the family. He spent over 10 minutes with Stephanie, the widow, in private. Then he went out into the main hall where the casket was laid and where police officer Dillon’s body was laid. He and Stephanie prayed together, they talked about what a great guy Jonathan was. Then President Trump went to each member of the family and offered his condolences. The family asked him to sign a mass card. He signed the mass card and then he got up. Then police officer Diller’s grandmother asked the president for a hug and he embraced her and held her very tightly,” Blakeman stated.
“As he left that area with over 200 friends and family of police officer Diller – with their little boy Ryan, with police officer Diller’s mother Fran, with his brother and sister, and son-in-law – they did something I’ve never seen before, Jeanine, at a wake. They gave him a rousing ovation. They clapped their hands and showed their gratitude for President Trump’s kindness and for his compassion. It was a very, very beautiful and warm moment. It’s one that I will never forget and I think it was very comforting for the family.”
