Trump sends message to Biden, Obama for missing NYPD officer's wake: Have to go 'whether they like it or not'

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Former President Trump slammed President Biden during an exclusive interview with "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade, arguing he missed a "very sad moment" when he went to a fundraiser in the Big Apple instead of mourning slain New York police officer Jonathan Diller.

"They missed a very sad moment for our country, but it's a moment that they have to be a part of, whether they like it or not," Trump told Kilmeade.

"They can't skip this moment. I've never seen so many police. I've never seen so many firemen, a lot of firemen. They view it… in a very similar way, and I understand that. But they're going to have to get involved a little bit because this country is going to hell."

"Our country is not respected anymore," he continued. "I say it in my rallies, in my speeches. We're a nation in decline... Totally fixable, but we have to do it fast."

Biden was in town for a Democratic fundraising event on Thursday, while Trump attended a wake for New York City Police Officer Jonathan Diller at a Massapequa Park, Long Island funeral home, some 40 miles from Manhattan.

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