A violent, despicable attack

He loved this city, and everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out the life of a godly person. He embodies what the city is all about.

He embodies what this city is all about. He’s a true-blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore, but in his spirit and energy of loving this city.

I told them that he was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line.

He was doing what he does best and all members of the police department carry out, he was saving lives.

Each gun we take off the street is a river of violence that we are damming.

Officer Didarul Islam died as he lived, a hero and protector of New York City.

He's an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city.

He was a hero, and we admire him for putting his life on the line.

Trump would have you believe it’s the biggest deal ever.

Officer Islam is a hero and we owe him an eternal debt of gratitude for his courage and service.

I join millions of New Yorkers in mourning the horrific murder of New York Police Department officer Didarul Islam in yesterday’s tragic, senseless mass shooting.

Europe has admitted that this agreement isn’t legally binding, and they have no control over whether these investments even happen.

Mass shootings are a plague. The gun violence epidemic continues to afflict our country and now has shattered lives in our great City.

We are making it clear that federal funding must support excellence — not race — in medical education, research, and training.

We need to replicate studies, we need to publish raw data. We need to get away from the traditional journals, which are controlled by the pharmaceutical industry, and create our own journals, which we're going to do.

This is really a sinister, sinister industry.

I said, 'Is there anything we can do for you?' And in her broken English, she just said, 'Pray for us.'