Following his attendance at the wake of slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at Massapequa Funeral Home on Long Island, former President Donald Trump gave some brief remarks to the press. In subdued tones, Trump expressed his sorrow over Diller's murder and the need to return to law and order.
Well, thank you very much, everybody. I want to thank Bruce and all of the people that have worked so hard to make this area beautiful and safe. And this is — what happened is such a sad, sad event, such a horrible thing. And it's happening all too often, and we're just not going to let it happen — we just can't.
Twenty-one times arrested, this thug, and the person in the car with him was arrested many times. And they don't learn because they don't respect — they don't, they're not giving the respect — the police are the greatest people we have, and there's nothing, there's nobody like them. And this should never happen.
I just visited with a very beautiful wife that now doesn't have her husband. Stephanie was just incredible. Their child, brand new, beautiful baby, sitting there innocent as can be, and doesn't know how his life has been changed. But the Diller family will — you'll never be the same, you can never be the same. And we have to stop it. We have to stop it. We have to get back to law and order. We have to do a lot of things differently, because this is not working. This is happening too often.
It's an honor to be here, and again, I want to just thank all of you folks for allowing this. And, Bruce, thank you. Bruce has been a friend of mine for a long time. He's done an incredible job out here. But this is such a sad occasion. The only thing we can say is maybe something is going to be learned. We've got to toughen it up; we've got to strengthen it up. This should never be allowed — things like this shouldn't take place, and to take place so often.
So, thank you all for being here. It's an honor — and it's an honor for me to be here. This is a great family — the Diller family. I met the friends, and I met every one of them inside. And these are just incredible people that are just devastated — they're devastated. They've got a tough road — it's going to be a very tough road. So, thank you very much, everybody — appreciate it.
After Trump spoke, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) thanked him for coming to be with the Diller family, noting that it was "very comforting for them. It was very warm inside. And people were very, very — they were very blessed to have someone like President Trump, who cared so much, spent a lot of time with the family, and was, again, a tremendous comfort to the family in probably the most difficult time this family's ever had."
While his remarks were brief, they showcased a side of the former president that he would do well to continue sharing with the American public. And, frankly, that the American public would do well to see.
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