{"id":2378826,"date":"2024-12-11T10:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-penny-sends-a-scathing-message-to-leftist-city-leaders-in-fox-news-interview\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:05:57","slug":"daniel-penny-sends-a-scathing-message-to-leftist-city-leaders-in-fox-news-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-penny-sends-a-scathing-message-to-leftist-city-leaders-in-fox-news-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Penny Sends a Scathing Message to Leftist City Leaders in Fox News Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fdaniel-penny-sends-a-scathing-message-to-leftist-city-leaders-in-fox-news-interview%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=2378826&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>Daniel \u200dPenny, a Marine veteran acquitted in the death of \u2062Jordan\u2062 Neely, a mentally\u200d disturbed man, \u200dspoke to Fox\u200c News&#8217; \u200bJeanine Pirro following his trial. \u200dHe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-convicted-eco-saboteur-disputes-biden-land-management-nominees-characterization-of-their-relationship\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Convicted Eco-Saboteur Disputes Biden Land Management Nominee\u2019s Characterization Of Their Relationship\">faced charges related<\/a> to Neely&#8217;s death during a confrontation on the New york subway in May 2023,but was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-shooting-law-enforcement-swarms-the-home-of-suspect-robert-card\/\" title=\"Police surround suspect Robert Card&#039;s home in Maine following a shooting incident.\">found\u2064 innocent<\/a> of criminally negligent homicide after the \u200djury deadlocked on a manslaughter charge. In the interview,Penny explained \u200bhe placed Neely \u2063in a chokehold intending to protect fellow passengers\u200c from Neely,who\u2063 had a history of violent behavior and was threatening \u2063those around him.\u2062 Despite facing public scrutiny and potential legal penalties,\u2062 Penny expressed\u2062 a sense of duty\u200b to safeguard others, stating he would endure backlash to prevent harm. <\/p>\n<p>Penny \u200bcritiqued New York&#8217;s policies, asserting that they have failed to curb crime,\u200b and suggested \u2064that political motivations led\u200b to his prosecution. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">remarks \u200dreceived meaningful support<\/a> from \u200dviewers on social media, branding him as \u200ba hero.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A day after being acquitted in a nationally watched trial where he declined to take the stand, Daniel Penny was speaking out.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine veteran, who faced up to 15 years in prison after being charged in the death of a mentally disturbed man during a New York subway confrontation in 2023, sat for an interview with Fox News&rsquo; Jeanine Pirro.<\/p>\n<p>And while progressive Democrats like Manhattan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alvin-bragg-responds-daniel-penny-acquittal-trying-play-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District Attorney Alvin Bragg<\/a> won&rsquo;t like what he had to say, Penny&rsquo;s fans are cheering.<\/p>\n<p>Excerpts from the interview are below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny discusses acquittal in preview on 'The Five'\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GbC-Zw46cNA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Penny, now 26, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-jury-delivers-verdict-final-charge-daniel-penny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found innocent<\/a> Monday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a New York subway in May 2023. On Friday, the judge in the case <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-major-charge-dismissed-daniel-penny-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed a manslaughter charge<\/a> after the jury announced it was deadlocked on Penny&rsquo;s guilt.<\/p>\n<p>While Penny did not testify in his own defense, he told Pirro he placed Neely in a chokehold to protect his fellow passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Neely, who had a long history of arrests and violence, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lawyers-nyc-subway-marine-post-statement-jordan-neely-death-protesters-wont-like-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open warrant for assault<\/a> at the time of his death, had been ranting and threatening before Penny subdued him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harrowing-details-new-subway-chokehold-court-filing-get-daniel-penny-case-thrown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-accused-of-trying-to-murder-co-worker-with-box-cutter\/\" title=\"Illegal Alien Accused of Trying to Murder Co-Worker with Box Cutter\">witnesses told police<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The guilt I would have felt if someone did get hurt, if he did do what he was threatening to do, I would never be able to live with myself,&rdquo; he told Pirro.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll take a million court appearances and people calling me names, people hating me, just to keep one of those people from getting hurt or killed,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The interview drew plenty of praise on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A true hero right there<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.T. (@JTTrainz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JTTrainz\/status\/1866623961439568288?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He saved the lives of many people that day who all testified they were scared for their life. He&rsquo;s a hero<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Army of the Awakened (@armyoftheawaken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/armyoftheawaken\/status\/1866626633584804299?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly what a Hero would say . Thank you Daniel<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gina Capuanogina (@GCapuanogi30064) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCapuanogi30064\/status\/1866630385552990297?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But Penny didn&rsquo;t place the blame for the confrontation on Neely &mdash; at least not in the excerpts that have been aired.<\/p>\n<p>Instead he blamed New York officials who&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairwoman-says-mccarthys-ouster-wont-help-defeat-biden-in-2024\/\" title=\"RNC Chairwoman: McCarthy&#039;s Removal Won&#039;t Beat Biden in 2024\">ve allowed crime<\/a> in the state to grow &mdash; and yet prosecuted him for what he called &ldquo;political gain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are their policies &mdash; and I don&rsquo;t mean to get political, I don&rsquo;t want to make any enemies, really, although I guess I have already &mdash; but I mean these are their polices that have clearly not worked,&rdquo; he told Pirro.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That the people, the general population, are not in support of, yet their egos are too big just to admit they&rsquo;re wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a scathing message, but most Americans probably agree.<\/p>\n<p>And on Monday, a New York jury rendered the opinion that really counts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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While progressive figures like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg may disapprove of his comments, Penny&#8217;s supporters are applauding him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2378827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/penny-pirro.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42466,32135,46577,32171,46578],"class_list":["post-2378826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-daniel-penny","tag-fox-news","tag-leftist-leaders","tag-political-commentary","tag-scathing-message"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/penny-pirro.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378826","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378826"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378830,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378826\/revisions\/2378830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}