BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – A pro-defund the police elected official running for governor in New York has sparked outrage after it was revealed he travels New York City with an NYPD detail and lives on a military base that provides around-the-clock security.
“Obviously, it’s very hypocritical,” Joseph Rolland, a 53-year-old Bay Ridge resident, told the New York Post of Jumaane Williams.
Williams, a racial justice advocate, was elected as the New York City public advocate in 2019 after previously serving on the NYC Council. He has previously described himself as a Democratic Socialist and is now running for governor of New York, where he vows “to bring transformational change to Albany,” according to his campaign website.
“I am not being a hypocrite,” Williams stated, appearing to by nervous about responding to a question regarding his security. “I uh, I… uh… uh,” he then paused. “Ok, I got it. I said I wanted o defund the police, not NYPD details… so that explains it… I think.”