Republican hopefuls defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold

Daniel Penny, centre, is walked by New York Police Department detectives out of the 5th Precinct on May 12 (AP)

Republican presidential hopefuls have rushed to support Daniel Penny, a white US marine veteran who was caught on video pinning an agitated Black subway passenger to the floor in a fatal chokehold.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has urged his country to show Penny that “America’s got his back”.