Reacting to the cover of The Post on Monday, President Trump said that Governor Andrew Cuomo must crush a spike in violent crime in New York City, or send federal authorities to restore order.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was particularly upset by reports that Brooklyn woman Shatavia Walls, 33, was shot dead after complaining about illegal fireworks. He said the New York police are “afraid to do something.”
“We cannot let this happen to the cities. New York rose 348 percent, the crime wave. So the governor has to do something about it. And if the governor is not going to do something about it, we will do something about it.
“But what is happening in New York, a place that I love, I love New York. Look at what’s going on there. The woman who was shot because she said, “Could you please not light the firecrackers?” And they turned around and shot her eight times and she died. That is not our civilization, it is not about us, “the commander in chief told reporters.
“And then the police are afraid to do something. I know New York very well, I know the police very well, the best in New York, and the fact is that they cannot do anything, they cannot do anything. “
Trump did not directly mention Mayor Bill de Blasio, who, like Cuomo, is a Democrat.
Trump said the use of federal law enforcement officers last week, dispatched to Portland, Oregon, may provide a template.
“Well, I’m going to do something, what can I tell you, because we are not going to leave New York and Chicago and Philadelphia and Detroit and Baltimore and all this – Oakland is a disaster – we are not going to allow this to happen in our country, everything It is run by liberal Democrats, “Trump said, adding:” We are going to have more federal law enforcement, I can tell you. In Portland, they have done a fantastic job. They have been there for three days.
Trump said Portland officials opposed federal intervention because they fear for their own safety. He said the riots in the city are not merely a continuation of the protests over the murder of George Floyd by the Minnesota police, but are the work of “anarchists.”
“People say ‘protesters.’ These people are anarchists. These are people who hate our country. And we are not going to let it go ahead, ”Trump said.
Trump repeatedly cited an increase in violent crime in Chicago and said presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would preside over a worsening of crime if elected.
“This is worse than Afghanistan, by far. This is worse than anything anyone has ever seen, all run by the Liberal Democrats themselves. And you know what? If Biden entered, that would be true for the country, the whole country would go to hell, and we will not let him go to hell, “Trump said.
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