Trump says Gov. Cuomo must end NYC 'crime wave' -- or he will step in

[Odoreida]

Trump says Gov. Cuomo must end NYC ‘crime wave’ — or he will step in
https://nypost.com/2020/07/20/trump-says-cuomo-must-end-nyc-crime-wave-or-he-will-step-in/

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Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he was particularly upset by reports that Brooklyn woman Shatavia Walls, 33, was shot to death after complaining about illegal fireworks. He said the NYPD is “afraid to do anything.”

“We can’t let this happen to the cities. New York was up 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’ll do something about it.

“But what’s happening in New York, a place I love — I love New York. Look at what’s going on over there. The woman who was shot because she said, ‘Could you please not light off firecrackers?’ And they turned around and shot her eight times and she died. That’s not our civilization, that’s not about us,” the commander-in-chief told reporters.

“And then the police are afraid to do anything. I know New York very well, I know the police very well, New York’s Finest, and the fact is, they’re restricted from doing anything, they can’t do anything.”

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[donkeypoofed]

1. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he says this stuff all the time!!!

But never does anything about it. Whatevs.

[Voltaire2]

3. see portland

this is not an idle threat.

[kysrsoze]

4. Been paying attention to the news lately?

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-dhs-deployment-20200720-dftu5ychwbcxtg4ltarh5qnwma-story.html#nt=oft-Double%20Chain~Flex%20Feature~top-news-chain-1~homeland-mon-11a~~1~yes-art~curated~curatedpage

[Ohiogal]

2. I can't wait to hear Cuomo's reply

[R B Garr]

7. +1, he is so jealous of Cuomo.

Trump seemed to have lost interest in his own Coronavirus press conferences when it became clear he was nowhere near Cuomo’s competence level, and then California Gov Newsom was holding competent press conferences and Trump turned his back on it all.

[unblock]

5. Of course he has no jurisdiction for that sort of thing

It's fascist enough for unmarked camo thugs to kidnap people in unmarked vans for alleged graffiti of Federal statues or buildings, but at least feds have jurisdiction for that.

Donnie has no jurisdiction for either fireworks or shootings not on federal property. There's no federal crime here.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Isn't the Manhattan district attorney already working on that?

[eleny]

8. I gotta see this

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. Yeah, here it comes...

The mad dictator MUST be stopped.

[Marie Marie]

10. If he loves NYC so much, why did he change his address to FLA?

[Me.]

11. His Waterloo

[duforsure]

12. Sadistic trump wants revenge against them

Which he'll do to all cities that refuse his demands. He wants to criminalize being Democrat by manipulation of the laws by Barr.

[subterranean]

13. Silly question, but is there any truth to the claim that crime is up 348%?

I know he is probably lying, but I wonder where he pulled that statistic from. I couldn't find it on any fact check sites.

[Leith]

14. Targeting Cuomo specifically

It must not be upset with de Blasio today.

[redstatebluegirl]

15. He is scared of Cuomo.

He would dirty his diapers once Cuomo struck back at him. He only picks on people he thinks are cupcakes, the Governor is not one.

[peggysue2]

16. Yeah, I want to see him send his goons into NYC

Try to bully Governor Cuomo and his peeps and we'll see what happens.

[Odoreida]

17. My guess is some fatuous attempt to play Cuomo and De Blasio against each other. n/t

[2naSalit]

18. Oh boy!

[hamsterjill]

19. Please! Please!! Please!!!

Can Andrew Cuomo do us all a favor and just knock the ever-loving shit out of Trump? You know the governor is capable, and you know he wants to.

It would save the country IMHO.