Biden speaks to New York City mayor after shooting death of police officer

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President Joe Biden has offered his condolences to New York City Mayor Eric Adams after police officer Jonathan Diller was shot to death during a traffic stop in Queens, according to the White House.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed a call between Biden and Adams on Thursday, during which the president conveyed that Adams, New York City, and the New York Police Department had his “full support.” Jean-Pierre added that she did not have any “private communications” to share regarding Diller’s family “at this time.”

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