Bratton: I always wonder about 'tough guys'… I wonder if Trump's ever taken a punch in his life, a real punch https://t.co/k5OEBvRGVe
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) August 3, 2016
Outgoing New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton on Wednesday said he didn’t buy Donald Trump’s claim to be the “law and order candidate.”
“He talks tough, but I think I know a little bit about law and order and policing. I would not trust that he would be able to do much about that, being quite frank with you,” Bratton said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
{mosads}”I always wonder about ‘tough guys,’ that talk tough,” Bratton said. “I wonder if Mr. Trump has ever taken a punch in his life, in the sense of an actual punch.”
Trump emphasized that he was the “law and order candidate” during his speech at the Republican National Convention last month.
Bratton said Wednesday he didn’t think the New York businessman was fit to be president. Bratton predicted he’d be attacked for his comments since he’s heading to a Clinton-linked consulting firm.
“I know Mr. Trump, I’ve known him over the years, but I’m not supporting him,” Bratton said.
“On the law and order issue, on the Vietnam veterans issue, the attacks on Muslims … I just don’t get,” he added.
Bratton said he was “appalled” after a veteran gave Trump a Purple Heart on Tuesday. Trump said he had always wanted one and getting it from a supporter was “much easier.”
“The idea to treat it so lightly — amazed, absolutely amazed, and appalled,” he said.
Bratton, 68, announced Tuesday he was heading to the private sector after 45 years in public life, which included serving as the top cop in New York, Los Angeles and Boston.