The speaker came under
fire from members of the audience at one point, with advocates attacking her for supporting the hiring of 1,300 new NYPD officers in 2015 and her ongoing parliamentary obstruction of several controversial police reform bills favored by liberals.
Models camped out in the middle of the runway had to take breathers, sitting and being passed
water from members of the audience, to help stay upright in the 80 ° weather.
It's the kind of technique that audiences haven't been asked to take seriously since 2001: A Space Odyssey so the moment could not help but elicit
giggles from members of the audience.
With no opponent in sight, Ms. Malick ended up fielding questions from Mr. Sussman and
from members of the audience.
He responded to questions
from members of the audience.