Nassau Democrats hit a new low this past week by having a press conference attacking Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and his administration for expending finances in preparation for former President Trump‘s visit to the Nassau Coliseum.
The attack was hypocritical and petty.
The Dems hate the fact that Blakeman is a fan of Trump and has associated himself a great deal with the former president. That may be grounds for legitimate criticism if they had taken it in that direction. But, instead, they had to muddy the issue by suggesting that the county was out of bounds for having its police department prepare for the visit of a former president. This is the same former president who has now been subjected to two assassination attempts over the past two months.
It was also an event that brought close to 60,000 people. Are the Dems suggesting county officials were expected to ignore this potential traffic and logistics nightmare? Would they have done nothing and just sat on their hands if President Biden had come to visit Nassau?
And don’t tell us that it’s different because Trump is just a candidate. He is a former president who is attracting a huge crowd, just as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be doing with his big speech in Nassau. Of course, the Nassau administration overtook efforts for crowd control and protection for Modi as well.
The Democrats can kick and scream all they want about Blakeman’s closest association with Trump. They are free to use it to their political advantage to any extent they so desire. But they shouldn’t lie to the people of Nassau by claiming that this is some kind of campaign expense by the Blakeman administration on behalf of Trump. Those expenditures would be made for any high-profile figure — Democrat or Republican.