After the fatal shooting of New York City police officer Jason Rivera, 22, that has also left Wilbert Mora, 27, critically wounded and fighting for his life, Democrats who have called to defund the NYPD are now praising police.

The NY Post reported on the remarks of New York Democrats after Friday night’s shooting of two police officers and compared them to their past remarks when the Defund the Police movement was raging.

“A 22-year-old NYPD officer has died & another is fighting for his life,” Comptroller Brad Lander said. “Praying for his recovery. Our hearts are with their loved ones and colleagues.”

But June 9, 2020, he wanted to “reimagine” policing:

“IT IS TIME TO DEFUND THE POLICE AND REIMAGINE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE.”

“These men answered a plea for help, both risked and one lost their life, all while trying to protect another New Yorker’s safety as countless officers across our city do each day,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams told the Post.

On June 30, 2020 as the Floyd riots were starting to boil over, he said:

“BY JUST SAYING WE’RE HIRING ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS I THINK IS SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE.”

“All of New York state is in mourning tonight,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said. “We pray for the safety of our police and our communities.”

But last April 16, she said:

“WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF POLICING, WHICH IS EMBEDDED IN RACISM, GOING BACK TO THE SLAVE TRADE, THE SLAVE CODE, BLACK CODE, ET CETERA.”

Councilmember Shahana Hanif, D-Brooklyn, retweeted a statement Saturday morning: “Heartbroken by last night’s shooting in Harlem, and the violent start to the year.”