""Taking this money away, it endangers Americans all across this country, I find it has a catastrophic-type touch," said Monahan in an interview with MSNBC's Katy Tur."
""It really puts all Americans in trouble.""
""To be blunt, this is the difference between a city that prevents the next attack and a city left exposed to it," she said in a press conference on Wednesday."
"New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), in a press release, called it "utterly shocking" that the administration would be "walking away from the fight against terrorism in the number one terrorist target in America.""
A federal move to slash Homeland Security counterterrorism grants prompted sharp criticism from former NYPD Chief Terry Monahan and current officials. A judge temporarily blocked the administration from cutting $187 million in funding while New York, ten states and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Homeland Security over withheld grants tied to sanctuary jurisdiction policies. New York leaders warned of catastrophic consequences and increased exposure to attacks. The NYPD expects to lose about $80 million in counterterrorism support, and the department cites preventing 71 terror plots since 9/11, some linked to other U.S. cities.
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