New York Governor Kathy Hochul appeared to get a frosty reception at the wake of slain New York police officer Jonathan Diller on Friday.
Hochul arrived at Diller’s wake at around 1:45 p.m. on Friday and went inside to meet with the slain officer’s widow, Stephanie. One witness to the exchange said that the 29-year-old widow appeared to tell off the Democratic governor.
“[It looked] like she was telling [Hochul] off,” one witness told the New York Post. “It didn’t look like the widow had a kind word to say.”
Hochul’s appearance at the wake was received poorly by the members of Diller’s family present, according to CBS News New York. As Hochul exited the building, people inside told the governor to get out, according to the outlet.
Another witness told the Post that the governor and the young widow had a “short, respectful conversation” during the roughly 10 to 15…
