The New York Police Department (NYPD) union faced blowback from local Democrats after it endorsed President Trump’s reelection amid budget cuts and tensions between police and city lawmakers.
On Friday night, Trump spoke to members of the New York City Police Benevolent Association (PBA), an organization that represents 24,000 officers, at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. Trump was formally endorsed by the group.
PBA President Pat Lynch said it was the first time he could recall the group ever endorsing a president.
“I have 36 years on this job, 21 as the president of this fine organization. I cannot remember when we’ve ever endorsed for Office of the President of the United States, until now. That’s how important this is,” Lynch said.
“NYPD union endorsed Trump. I’m sure this is part of their neighborhood outreach plan,” tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose district spans the Bronx and Queens.
“Also, does anyone else see a potential problem with police unions – enforcement arms of the state with lethal weapons – promoting “preferred” candidates for office or is that just me?” she added.
President Trump, who has long touted his “law and order” bonafides, returned the favor on Twitter.
“Thank you to the great Pat Lynch & the @NYCPBA. I will never let you down!” Trump said in a tweet. “I have deeply and profoundly admired the brave men and women of the #NYPD for my entire life. New York’s Finest are truly the best of the best.”
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We Choose Civilization over Savagery; Rule-of-Law over Rule-of-Mob. TRUMP 2020
take that , stupid deblasio
If you don’t vote for Trump, you support looting.
Democrats go to war with the police. Defanging their abilities, defunding their systems, cursing them systemically. New York descends into lawlessness not seen in a generation.
So it’s a surprise. I’m shocked, shocked, that the NYP would decide to back a pro- law and order president.
Shocked.
She did not flip out. She commented on it. Yeshiva world you can do better.
No mention that The National Association of Police Organizations in 2008 and 2012 endorsed Obama? How come?
Let’s see further. The article does not bother to mention that neither Clinton in 2016 nor Biden now had even bothered to respond to the police questionnaire that had routinely been filled out by candidates previously (such as in 2008 and 2012).
And don’t forget teachers unions – those teachers who mold the minds of the future adult voters – have endorsed candidates since time immemorial. No problem all these decades because they are almost exclusively Democrat. In the current election “The American Federation of Teachers” has endorsed Biden.
Hence any New Yorker who is sick & tired of these numerous shootings each and every weekend and all this lawlessness, which includes just about every single New Yorker, shall surely be voting for President Donald Trump, and New York state shall surely now become a red state c/o this endorsement, and Biden is heading on a 1 way ticket straight back to his basement in Delaware.
She has a problem? America white and black according to most surveys strongly back our police She and her elk don’t.
How she was able to re win a primary is what we in America should be flipping out about
KF, AOC has an elk?! Where does she keep it? In her apartment?! Is it even legal to keep elks in the city? There are a lot of animals that are illegal to keep here; I would have thought elks were among them.
Aoc and her “ilk” should be dubbed illegal. Why isn’t she locked up yet or sent off to Somalia?
Of course the NYPD is endorsing the president. Let them MAKE NYC GREAT AGAIN.
Lets hope there’s still hope to uphold the law in this once great city.