The head of the largest city police department in America says Donald Trump “scares the hell” out of him.
“Mr Trump scares me, scares the hell out of me, to be quite frank with you,” New York police commissioner Bill Bratton tells CBS News, a day after announcing that he will retire in September.
Bratton, who has spent 45 years in public service, says he does not “get” why the Republican nominee commands so much support.
New York Police Commissioner William Bratton (2nd-L) speaks to the media, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (C) in New York on March 22, 2016, following a series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in Brussels, Belgium. (AFP PHOTO/EDUARDO MUNOZ)
“I’m amazed that veterans groups are so charmed by him,” says the police chief, who himself served in Vietnam. “I’ve just watched this whole campaign and I just shake my head.”
Bratton chastises Trump’s “lack of depth on issues” and his lack of compassion, and questions his refusal to apologize to the parents of a US Army captain killed in Iraq, who assailed Trump’s portrayal of Muslim Americans.
“It’s a lot tougher being soft and understanding when you need to be soft. Like, the apology to this family,” he says, referring to bereaved parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan. “There’s no compassion there, it’s all about him and never about anybody else. Strange times.”
— AFP
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