A prime NYPD chief and a New York Metropolis deputy mayor met with President Trump at his New Jersey golf course over the weekend — as tensions proceed to ratchet up between immigrant advocates and federal authorities finishing up a crackdown.
Social media images posted by Chief of Division John Chell, the NYPD’s prime uniformed cop, and Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry present the duo posing for images with Trump on Sunday.
Daughtry, Mayor Adams’ prime public security deputy at Metropolis Corridor, on Fb known as it a “fantastic afternoon” on the Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Bedminster. And Chell on LinkedIn mentioned there was “good conversation with a few laughs and a great lunch.”
“Even the wife received a call from the big guy!” Chell added.
The NYPD mentioned Chell was there on his private time. Each Chell and Daughtry declined to touch upon the meetup.
Kaz Daughtry (left) and John Chell (proper) with President Donald Trump on the Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Bedminster in New Jersey. (LinkedIn)
A supply conversant in the assembly mentioned there no discuss politics or the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, together with in Los Angeles, the place the Nationwide Guard has controversially been despatched in by Trump. New York is a sanctuary metropolis and solely assists the feds in prison issues, not circumstances involving solely immigration violations.
“President Trump invited leaders of the NYPD out for golf because he has tremendous respect for the men and women cops who put their lives on the line every day,” mentioned Ruddy, who additionally attended the lunch and golf outing.
Adams has instructed reporters questions on immigration arrests by the Division of Homeland Safety needs to be directed to the feds. He has been accused by critics of cozying as much as the president for the reason that Division of Justice secured a extremely controversial dismissal of his federal corruption indictment in April.
Adams’ workplace didn’t reply to a request for remark Monday.