The city’s comptroller was grabbed by masked officers and accused of ‘assault’ days after US Sen. Alex Padilla was handcuffed at a Kristi Noem event on ICE enforcement in California
The city’s elected financial watchdog was accosted by masked officers in Manhattan
I would imagine he was expecting this. Gives him clout in the race
Clout is useful when being on social media.
As far as protecting yourself from Nazis?
Makes you a target.
He’s out already. It’s a good way to draw attention to yourself and show you’re going to stand up to Trump. I don’t see Cuomo doing this.
He’s running for mayor of NYC with a D after his name, he’s already a target
And while clout is definitely big on social media, clout with voters is important for politicians too