Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says President Donald Trump never ordered military troops into New York City amid the violent George Floyd riots of 2020 because he told him not to. (Associated Press)
Trump ordered thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to go into Los Angeles over the weekend and help quell the unrest and assist federal immigration authorities in their efforts to deport illegal immigrants. During the similarly violent 2020 George Floyd riots, Trump directed federal troops to Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon, in an effort to end the destruction, danger and chaos.
New York City saw some of the greatest violence during the Floyd riots, but Trump never deployed any federal agents there, as Cuomo noted during the debate.
Cuomo says Trump never sent troops to NYC during the George Floyd riots in 2020 because he told him not to. (GETTY IMAGES)
During Thursday night's debate, Cuomo said he, too, would defend New York City's sanctuary city laws as mayor.
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"Right now, in this situation, we're going to protect our immigrants. This is a sanctuary city, and we are going to defend the laws of the sanctuary city," Cuomo said. "We have an NYPD that is the largest police force in the United States of America. Donald Trump only picks fights that he can win. He cannot win a fight with me as mayor of New York."
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