New York Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed after police murders

After the ambush and killing of two New York City police officers in Brooklyn this weekend, the city is facing a growing tension between police officers and Mayor Bill de Blasio.

From The New York Times:

On the heels of the police deaths, the long-simmering tensions between Mr. de Blasio and the department he has pledged to reshape have reached an extraordinary nadir. Officers, led by union leaders, turned their backs on the mayor and Commissioner William J. Bratton on Saturday night as the two walked through a hospital to address the public about the deaths.

The president of the city's largest police union, Patrick Lynch, blamed Mr. de Blasio for the tragedy. The officers' blood "starts on the steps of City Hall," he said, "in the office of the mayor."

The reaction encapsulated weeks of escalating tensions. Even before the shooting, union leaders had circulated a letter allowing officers to request that the mayor not attend their funerals in the event of their death in the line of duty.

Chris Smith, contributing editor for New York Magazine, joins The Daily Circuit to give an update on the situation and discuss what the tragedy means for relationships between city officials and police forces.