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The nationās largest police union on Friday endorsed Donald Trump for president, lauding his commitment to police officers. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) gave the GOP presidential nominee its endorsement after he received support from more than two-thirds of the groupās national board.
āHeās made a real commitment to Americaās law enforcement and weāre proud to make a commitment to him and his campaign by endorsing his candidacy today.ā
With labor groups overwhelmingly behind Clinton, Trump made an aggressive play for support from the police union.
He met with top officials from the FOP at Trump Tower in May, and he has made stops on the campaign trail at the unionās local chapters.
āIām on your side 1,000 percent,ā Trump told an FOP chapter in North Carolina in August. āWhat you do is incredible.ā
The FOP had expressed anger at Trumpās rival, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, for declining to fill out a questionnaire necessary to win the groupās endorsement.
The group characterized Clintonās refusal as a snub, and Canterbury referenced it in his statement Friday.
āObviously this is an unusual election. We have a candidate who declined to seek an endorsement and a candidate without any record as an elected official,ā he said.
āDonald Trump may not ever have been elected to public [office] but he is a proven leader and thatās what we need for the next four years ā a leader unafraid to make tough choices and see them through.ā
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So Trump says he's on their side, therefore they support him? Are they so easily led? Probably. Why they're supporting any candidate is beyond me.

