Trump Brings Law-and-Order Message to Nassau

Restoring law and order in America and backing the men and women in blue was the message President Trump brought to Nassau County, the safest county in America according to host Bruce Blakeman, who took the opportunity to contrast his tough-on-crime record with that of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who he is challenging in November.

According to the Nassau County executive, fentanyl deaths and overdoses went down once Trump sealed the border. “Because we cooperated with federal law enforcement, 2,000 criminal aliens were removed,” Blakeman said, noting that the county has the most comprehensive working agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Pointing to the arrests of criminal aliens and weapons seizures, including the recent alleged murder of two Nassau women by an illegal immigrant, the Republican challenged his Democrat opponent. “Kathy Hochul: Do you want these illegal criminals and their guns back in New York?”

Taking the podium prior to the President was Long Island Rep. Andrew Garbarino, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. “Open borders under Joe Biden put communities like ours at risk,” the Congressman charged, noting that more than 10 million undocumented immigrants came into the country under the previous administration. Turning to the few hundred members of Nassau law enforcement seated behind him, Garbarino said, “When it comes to protecting our communities, our police officers set the standard.”

Trump picked up the theme immediately, declaring, “It’s good to have a White House that backs the blue. I’m with you and always was, 100 percent.”

The President used newly released FBI statistics to argue that his administration’s law-and-order policies are producing record results. The FBI reported violent crime dropped 9.3 percent nationally in 2025, while murders fell 18.1 percent to the lowest homicide rate since 1956.

“In 2025, we achieved the single largest reduction in violent crime in American history,” Trump said, adding that there were more than 3,100 fewer murders than the previous year.

Trump credited aggressive enforcement and support for police, saying his administration has provided more resources and equipment while pushing to protect qualified immunity for officers.

“The biggest impediment we have in removing the illegal immigrants are the sanctuary cities — or should I say sanctuaries for criminals,” Trump told a cheering crowd at the Nassau County Police Academy.

He then turned directly to New York, blasting Hochul over cashless bail, parole policies and efforts to provide legal assistance to illegal immigrants.

“We’re not going to let that happen in New York State,” Trump said, praising Blakeman’s record and noting that Nassau has hired more than 700 new police and corrections officers.

Trump accused the “radical left” of waging a “war on police” and undermining the rule of law. “I’m a conservative, and I’m also common sense,” he said. “You have to get them the hell out. There’s no other way.”

The President also pointed to Washington, D.C., where he said federal authorities removed thousands of repeat offenders as part of a crackdown that dramatically reduced crime.

“We took out over 5,000 hardened career criminals,” Trump said, arguing that a relatively small number of repeat offenders are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime.

Trump also invoked the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, whose killer had entered the country illegally, saying the case helped drive passage of the Laken Riley Act requiring detention of certain noncitizens accused of crimes.

The contrast, Trump told the crowd, could not be clearer.

“Hochul and the radical left stand with the murderers, the rapists, the child molesters,” Trump charged. “We stand with law enforcement.”

Blakeman, who has made public safety and opposition to sanctuary policies centerpieces of his gubernatorial campaign, received an emphatic endorsement.

“Bruce is a winner,” Trump said.

As hundreds of officers looked on, Trump closed his law-and-order pitch with a message of unwavering support for the men and women in blue.

“We ended the war on police, and we declared a very strong war on crime,” Trump said. “We stand with hardworking New Yorkers. We stand with the great people of law enforcement.”