Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton held an unusual Sunday afternoon press conference to denounce a New York Post report that de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, was deeply angry at Bratton over NYPD Chief of Department’s Philip Banks’ sudden retirement and that de Blasio had “summoned Bratton to City Hall, blasting him face to face for not catering to Banks”. The Post quoted McCray as saying “I told you we can’t trust him”, in reference to Bratton, to de Blasio.
de Blasio profusely praised both the NYPD and Bratton, and then denounced “unnamed sources who make up entire conversations in their heads and tell flat-out lies.” Bratton in turn praised the mayor and condemned the “falsehoods” and “fabrications” as “nothing short of outrageous” that were “intentionally intended to harm.”
de Blasio Opening Statement:
Here is Mayor de Blasio’s full opening statement:
Bratton Opening Statement:
Here is Commissioner Bratton’s full opening statement:
Q&A:
Here is the full Q&A: