Former President Donald Trump has made inroads with organized labor in a way that Republicans typically do not, and that has brought him another key endorsement.<\/p>\n
The National Fraternal Order of Police, the largest national police union and representing around 378,000 police officers in the United States, has endorsed the former president.<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic safety and border security will be important issues in the last months of this campaign,\u201d Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, said<\/a> in a press release. \u201cOur members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt\u2014zero doubt\u2014as to who they want as our President for the next four years: Donald J. Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe FOP\u2019s endorsement process is unique in that every member has the opportunity, through our 46 State Lodges, to make their choice known to the National Trustee.\u00a0 Once informed by the membership as to their choice, the National Trustee casts his or her vote at our National Board meeting.\u00a0 In order to secure our endorsement, the candidate needs the support of two-thirds of the State Lodges, a benchmark former President Trump easily cleared,\u201d the press release said.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring his first term, President Trump made it clear he supported law enforcement and border security,\u201d the union\u2019s president said. \u201cIn the summer of 2020, he stood with us when very few would.\u00a0 With his help, we defeated the \u2018defund the police\u2019 movement and, finally, we are seeing crime rates decrease.\u00a0 If we want to maintain these lower crime rates, we must re-elect Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThough this election was highly unusual, the FOP considered the two 2024 presidential candidates\u2019 records\u2014including President Trump\u2019s responses to the FOP\u2019s questionnaire, as well as a letter from the Harris-Walz campaign describing some of their positions on criminal justice and police labor issues.\u00a0 An FOP committee met personally with former President Trump, but no similar meeting was granted by the Harris-Walz campaign. This information was provided to the more than 377,000 members of the FOP so they could make their own decision in this election,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the nation\u2019s oldest and largest law enforcement labor organization, the FOP\u2019s presidential endorsement is one of the most sought-after endorsements by candidates running for the presidency,\u201d the union president said. \u201cThe FOP is the number one voice of America\u2019s law enforcement. We have a responsibility to our members, to the 700,000 sworn law enforcement officers in the United States, and to the communities they serve to do our part in determining the direction in which our country will head.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn every election cycle, the FOP pays close attention to which presidential campaign highlights the issues most vital to the men and women of the FOP, including the challenges faced by the rank-and-file law enforcement officers, the real issues in public safety, and the problems in our criminal justice system. The FOP has endorsed candidates\u2014from both parties\u2014that our members believe have made the men and women of law enforcement a priority: George H. W. Bush (1992); William J. Clinton (1996); George W. Bush (2000, 2004); John S. McCain III (2008); Donald J. Trump (2016, 2020). In 2012, the FOP voted not to endorse a candidate,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe National FOP endorsed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.\u00a0 He led our nation through some very tough times,\u201d the union president said.\u00a0 \u201cHe provided our nation with strong, effective leadership during his first term, and now that he is seeking election to a second term, we intend to help him win it.\u201d<\/p>\n The former president has also secured a diversity of endorsements, including former Democrat and former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former Democrat Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, and former enemy, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.<\/p>\n The post Trump Secures Endorsement From Nation\u2019s Largest Police Union<\/a> appeared first on Conservative Brief<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former President Donald Trump has made inroads with organized labor in a way that Republicans typically do not, and that has brought him another key endorsement. 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