Many in New York City law enforcement were convinced that President Joe Biden’s sit-down on February 4 with Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and a coterie of high-ranking cops was little more than a photo op. Now we know our instincts were correct. It wasn’t quite a photo op, but it was a great talking point during Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
Moving to distance himself from progressive Democrats still hoping to defund the police, Biden mentioned Jason Rivera, 22, and Wilbert Mora, 27, the NYPD officers killed while responding to a 911 call placed by a mother fearful of her adult son—who then opened fire. With the Hispanic vote in parts of the country seeming to trend Republican, the president made sure to note that the officers were Dominican-Americans who grew up on the streets they were policing.
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