President Biden faced resistance and pushback from police after deciding to proceed with his visit to Syracuse, where two officers, Lt. Michael Hoosock and Officer Michael Jensen, were recently slain. Despite the criticism, Biden met with the families of the deceased officers during his visit.
Biden hopes to meet with families of slain officers following backlash to Syracuse visit https://t.co/1rG9slrHiO https://t.co/1rG9slrHiO
NEW: Biden did indeed meet with the families of slain Syracuse police officers Lieutenant Michael Hoosock and fallen Officer Michael Jensen Thursday afternoon, per a source familiar @POTUS said during his remarks today he’d hoped to visit them soon…
In Syracuse, Biden mentions two law enforcement officials, county sheriff's Lt. Michael Hoosock, 37, and Syracuse police officer Michael Jensen, 29, who were killed by a gunman who fled from police in his car last week then fired a semi-automatic rifle from a front porch. https://t.co/8Nue4DHgSW
#EXCLUSIVE — Syracuse police union blasts Biden’s New York visit after deaths of two officers: ‘Just wrong’ https://t.co/XEaCKlrtFQ https://t.co/XbpWLX4mZ8
Biden faces resistance to timing of upstate New York visit after officers killed in shootout https://t.co/MaHL3hfr3E https://t.co/MaHL3hfr3E
Despite Police Pushback, Biden Presses On With Visit To Syracuse After Two Cops Were Just Slain https://t.co/e7pIHYGtao
🚨BREAKING🚨 Despite police pushback, Biden presses on with visit to city where two cops were just slain https://t.co/4ZFKdyJlbh
🚨BREAKING🚨Despite police pushback, Biden presses on with visit to city where two cops were just slain https://t.co/4ZFKdyJlbh