{"id":2208582,"date":"2024-03-28T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-police-the-greatest-people-we-have-in-mourning-officers-death\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T17:44:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:44:07","slug":"trump-calls-police-the-greatest-people-we-have-in-mourning-officers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-police-the-greatest-people-we-have-in-mourning-officers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump praises police as &#8216;our finest&#8217; while mourning officer&#8217;s passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-police-the-greatest-people-we-have-in-mourning-officers-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2208582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump mourns the death of NYPD Officer \u200cJonathan Diller, emphasizing \u2062the need to address rising \u2063crime levels. \u2062Trump criticizes the suspect&#8217;s prior arrests\u200c and \u2062the frequency of attacks on officers. He calls for increased respect\u200c for law\u2064 enforcement \u2062and advocates for tougher measures to prevent such tragedies. Diller, hailed \u2062for his service, was fatally shot during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-killed-after-shooting-wounding-police-officer-during-traffic-stop-in-san-antonio\/\" title=\"Two Killed After Shooting, Wounding Police Officer During Traffic Stop In San Antonio\">routine traffic stop<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> mourned the death of a New York police officer on Thursday while lamenting the high level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a> the state is dealing with, saying the recent death and others like it \u201cshould never happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump was attending the wake of Jonathan Diller, a 31-year-old officer who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2939018\/new-york-officer-killed-first-fatal-traffic-stop-police-two-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed during a traffic stop<\/a> in\u00a0Queens\u00a0on Monday evening. Speaking to the press, Trump expressed frustration that Diller\u2019s suspected killer, Guy Rivera, had 21 prior arrests before Monday night, and that attacks on police are happening \u201call too often.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after attending the wake of New York City police officer Jonathan Diller, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Massapequa Park, N.Y. Diller was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop, the city\u2019s mayor said. It marked the first slaying of an NYPD officer in two years. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t learn because they don\u2019t respect, they\u2019re not given the respect, the police are the greatest people we have, there\u2019s nothing and there\u2019s nobody like them, and this should never happen,\u201d Trump said in mourning Diller\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>The former president added that he had met with Diller\u2019s wife and child, and expressed sorrow that the family would \u201cnever be the same.\u201d Trump also called for increased \u201claw and order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing we can say is maybe something\u2019s going to be learned,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to toughen it up, we\u2019ve got to strengthen it up. This should never be allowed. Things like this shouldn\u2019t take place and to take place so often.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diller had approached a car that was parked illegally at a bus stop at about 6 p.m. with a fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NYPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York Police Department<\/a> officer. Two men were in the vehicle at the time, but Rivera got out of the car with a gun and shot Diller. The other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-search-continues-for-man-who-allegedly-shot-officer-in-phoenix-let-s-find-this-guy\/\" title=\"VIDEO - Search Continues for Man Who Allegedly Shot Officer in Phoenix: ' Let' s Find This Guy'\">officer fired back<\/a>, striking the suspect in the back.<\/p>\n<p>Diller had worked for the NYPD for three years, during which he received recognition for \u201cexcellent police duty\u201d three times by the department.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>This photo provided by the New York City Police Department shows police officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed in the line of duty on Monday, March 25, 2024, in New York. According to the city\u2019s mayor and police, Diller was shot and killed during a traffic stop in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. The officer and his partner were part of the NYPD Critical Response Team. (New York City Police Department via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt takes unimaginable courage to protect and serve New York City, knowing there\u2019s a chance you might not make it home to your family at the end of the day,\u201d Queens Borough President Donovan Richards<a href=\"https:\/\/queensbp.org\/statement-qbp-richards-on-the-killing-of-nypd-officer-jonathan-diller-in-far-rockaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cNYPD Officer Jonathan Diller was the personification of that courage, and his heroism in making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of public safety will never be forgotten. My heart breaks for his family, friends, colleagues and the entire NYPD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Diller\u2019s death, Barstool Sports\u00a0owner Dave Portnoy announced that he helped raise over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2942896\/barstool-dave-portnoy-raise-1-million-family-slain-nypd-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>$1.5 million for his\u00a0family<\/a> through a T-shirt sale to honor the service and life of the slain officer.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a>\u00a0confirmed a call between President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams<\/a> had taken place, during which the president conveyed that Adams, New York City, and the\u00a0NYPD\u00a0had his \u201cfull support.\u201d Jean-Pierre added that she did not have any \u201cprivate communications\u201d to share regarding Diller\u2019s family \u201cat this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump expressed sorrow over the loss of a New York police officer on Thursday. Trump, at the wake of Officer Jonathan Diller, condemned the state&#8217;s crime rate. He emphasized such tragic deaths &#8220;should never happen,&#8221; urging for increased vigilance and safety measures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2208583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24088678878749-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24088678878749-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}