9/16/16, "Nation's largest police union endorses Trump," The Hill, Ben Kamisar
"The nation's 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 group's national board.
"[Trump] has seriously looked at the issues facing law enforcement today. He understands and supports our priorities and our members believe he will make America safe again," said Chuck Canterbury, the FOP's national president.
"He's made a real commitment to America's law enforcement and we're proud to make a commitment to him and his campaign by endorsing his candidacy today."...
"I'm on your side 1,000 percent," Trump told an FOP chapter in North Carolina in August. "What you do is incredible."
The FOP had expressed anger at Trump's rival, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, for declining to fill out a questionnaire necessary to win the group's endorsement.
The group characterized Clinton's refusal as a snub, and Canterbury referenced it in his statement Friday.
"Obviously
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," he said.
"Donald Trump may not ever have
been elected to public [office] but he is a proven leader and that's
what we need for the next four years — a leader unafraid to make tough
choices and see them through."
Trump has made "law and
order" part of his campaign message while portraying Clinton as not
supportive of law enforcement. Clinton has fought back against that
charge with the help of officials like outgoing New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.
The FOP did not endorse a presidential candidate in 2012 after backing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008. The group has not endorsed a Democratic presidential nominee since Bill Clinton in 1996."
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