Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden

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12. Trump, Attending Wake of Slain N.Y.P.D. Officer, Pushes Campaign Message on Crime

Trump, Attending Wake of Slain N.Y.P.D. Officer, Pushes Campaign Message on Crime

Mr. Trump called the officer’s death a horrible tragedy and, as he often does on the trail, broadly called for a crackdown on violent crime without mentioning specific policies.


Former President Donald J. Trump attending a wake for a New York City police officer in Massapequa Park, N.Y., on Thursday. Dave Sanders for The New York Times

By Michael Gold
Reporting from Massapequa Park, N.Y.
March 28, 2024, 5:45 p.m. ET

As hundreds of police officers and family members stood outside a Long Island funeral home, former President Donald J. Trump attended on Thursday the wake of a New York City police officer who was killed in the line of duty days earlier.

Then, Mr. Trump, who is facing four criminal cases, including one in Manhattan that is going to trial in less than three weeks, stood in front of more than a dozen police officers and proclaimed the need for the country to “get back to law and order.”

Mr. Trump’s visit with the family of Police Officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Monday, was not a campaign event, though he did take the opportunity to emphasize his message on crime. He was greeted by New York City’s police commissioner, and then spent about 30 minutes inside the funeral home with Officer Diller’s family, including his widow and 1-year-old son.

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