Former US President Donald Trump accepted the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in North Carolina on Friday and warns the cops are in “extra hazard” than ever as a result of insurance policies supported by Vice President Kamala Harris.
The police union, introduced its backing of Trump within the 2024 presidential race. Trump expressed his gratitude for the endorsement, saying he was “deeply honored” to face alongside FOP president Patrick Yoes on the occasion in Charlotte.
“We all know all about you and the good job that you simply do and the individuals of this nation respect you tremendously for it,” Trump mentioned to the gathered officers.
“So I simply wish to thanks on behalf of all people as a result of I see it.”
Nevertheless, Trump famous the rising risks cops face, including, “It’s most likely additionally a occupation that’s underneath extra hazard and risk than ever earlier than, which we hate to see.”
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Trump laments deterioration of city facilities and retail theft
In accordance with the FOP, as of July 31, 223 officers had been shot within the line of responsibility in 2024, a slight 2% lower from the earlier 12 months. 31 officers had been killed by gunfire throughout that very same interval. In 2023, a document 378 officers had been shot, with 46 dropping their lives.
The ex-prez additionally talked about officers shot in Milwaukee the night time earlier than and the struggles of residents in crime-ridden areas. He lamented the deterioration of city centres, referring to the “filth,” “graffiti,” and rampant retail theft plaguing cities like New York.
“I go to loads of households of cops who’re not with us, and now we have to get again the facility and respect that they deserve greater than anyone. And we’re gonna try this,” the previous POTUS mentioned.
Whereas addressing the gathered officers, Trump additionally claimed to have been endorsed by New York cops, although no public announcement has been made by any NYPD union. “They’re not imagined to. They mentioned we don’t care — we’re endorsing you anyway,” Trump said.
Trump used the endorsement occasion to distinction his personal tough-on-crime platform with what he referred to as “Kamala’s crime wave.” He laid out his imaginative and prescient for a “conflict on crime in America,” which incorporates defending certified immunity for officers, advocating for the loss of life penalty for many who kill cops, and cracking down on drug gangs.
“Kamala Harris and the communist left have unleashed a brutal plague of bloodshed, crime, chaos, distress and loss of life upon our land.” He quipped, “Aside from that, they’re doing really fairly properly,” Trump criticized.
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He then attacked Harris for her time as San Francisco’s district legal professional: “She destroyed San Francisco,” whereas mocking Harris’s alleged stance that individuals can “steal as a lot as you need as much as $950 and nothing occurs to you after that.”
“So guys are strolling in with calculators,” drawing laughter from the viewers of cops.
