Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani broke down in tears remembering ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik, who died on Thursday at age 69.
“I was a better man for having known Bernie,” Giuliani stated on his “America’s Mayor Live” podcast shortly after Kerik’s loss of life was introduced. “I don’t know what I’m going to do without him.”
Earlier this month, Kerik was hospitalized with a critical sickness from which he was anticipated to get well. Giuliani stated he had deliberate to go to his outdated pal on Saturday and regrets not doing so earlier.
“I feel like I should’ve been with him,” the choked-up Brooklyn native instructed listeners.
Giuliani recalled the instances he spent with Kerik, which included preventing crime in New York Metropolis, transferring the town ahead after the 9/11 terror assaults and supporting President Trump’s efforts to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.
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Mayor Rudy Giuliani congratulates new Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik after his swearing in ceremony in 2000. (New York Day by day Information)
The previous mayor additionally praised his longtime good friend for his “honesty and integrity,” claiming Kerik was focused by “lawfare” when he served three years in jail for tax fraud.
Giuliani turned more and more emotional recalling Kerik’s service to regulation enforcement within the U.S. and abroad through the Iraq Battle, in addition to their work collectively within the non-public sector.
“I’ve gone through difficult times, right, and I found out who my friends were,” he confessed. “Bernie was there for every single thing.”
The water works started when Giuliani as soon as once more stated he wished he’d been at Kerik’s bedside when he died.
“I wish I was there for you Bernie, you were always there for me,” he sobbed earlier than saying a prayer for Kerik.
