Trump promised not to send in military to tamp down on NYC protests — if NYPD keeps demonstrators in line
President Trump promised NYPD brass over the weekend that he will not send in the military or National Guard to tamp down on anti-ICE protests in New York City — as long as cops keep the demonstrators in line, The Post has learned.
Trump's pledge was made to Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Kaz Daughtry and NYPD Chief of Department John Chell as the pair palled around with the president at his New Jersey golf club.
Sources with knowledge of the meeting said Trump had voiced concerns over the destructive mass protests engulfing Los Angeles and them being replicated in the Big Apple.
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But Chell reassured the president that any demonstrations in the city would not get out of hand, the sources said.
Kaz Daughtry and John Chell though didn't tee it up with the commander in chief.
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The two Big Apple police officials met with Trump on Sunday.
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Trump then told the two he didn't believe the National Guard would be necessary in New York City. It came after he ordered an initial 2,000 National Guard troops to LA Saturday amid the raging protests over federal immigration enforcement raids.
Since then, the Trump administration has in total dispatched roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to the city– sparking an emergency request by California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday for a federal court to block the deployment.
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams and his police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, decried the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles and issued a stern warning to New Yorkers to not follow suit.
'The escalation of protests in Los Angeles over the last couple of days is unacceptable and would not be tolerated if attempted in our city,' Adams said.
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Tisch added that 'any attacks against law enforcement will be met with a swift and decisive response from the NYPD.'
Earlier Monday, dozens of protestors calling for an end to the ICE raids were arrested at Trump Tower after refusing to leave the Manhattan high-rise.
The meeting between Trump and Adams' allies raised eyebrows in New York City political circles — after Daughtry and Chell posted photos on social media from the Bedminster club.
'Great day on the links today with POTUS, #45-#47 – Donald J. Trump. Good conversation with a few laughs and a great lunch. Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Kaz Daughtry and I were grateful for the invite,' Chell wrote.
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Sources said the two Big Apple officials didn't actually tee it up with the prez, despite the photos showing them chatting with him on the links.
Still, Adams defended the outing on Tuesday, telling reporters, 'A lot of great deals have been made on the golf course.'
'I thank the two of them for doing it,' he said. 'Many of you who play golf know that great decisions are made on the golf course.'
Both Chell and Daughtry also joined the mayor at Trump's inauguration earlier this year.
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