New York crime wave: GOP gov nominee Lee Zeldin says first act will be firing Alvin Bragg
11.10.2022 - 06:39
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After the Empire State's crime wave got right up to his Shirley, N.Y. home, Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin doubled down on his plan to quash the criminality running rampant in New York. Zeldin, currently a Republican congressman on Long Island, told Fox News on Monday he would immediately fire New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, one of several high-profile DAs linked to left-wing billionaire George Soros that are viewed as soft-on-crime.
In New York City, where only one county – Richmond – has had a Republican district attorney within the last several decades, crime has spiraled out of control, Zeldin said. The lawmaker and candidate also blamed his opponent, Democratic Gov. Kathleen Hochul – who ascended to the post upon the resignation of Andrew M.
Cuomo – for failing to take action against the crime spree. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) "I'm not in this race to come in second. I'm all-in.
I'm over 18 months into this race, campaigning all throughout this entire state. One of the reasons why I got into the race was because of these pro-criminal laws that have been getting passed out of Albany," Zeldin said, a day after two individuals were shot in a suspected gang hit within mere feet of his twin daughters inside their home doing homework. One victim was under Zeldin's porch and another in nearby bushes, the lawmaker said.
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