The International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) announced on Tuesday that it’s endorsing former President Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
In announcing its endorsement, the group called President Trump’s support for law enforcement unparalleled while labeling Democrats and their policies as soft on crime.
‘He Is The Right Person’: IUPA
Much of the Democrat doctrine “supports defunding the police; favors sanctuary cities, open border, and reduced accountability for criminal behavior,” Mr. Cabral wrote.“The tragic result is apparent in those cities who have embraced these policies,” he continued, pointing to forced business closures and the “plight that followed.”
“Roving gangs are terrorizing retail businesses, raiding them with absolute impunity, akin to a thousand year past - regressive rather than their own progressive ideology,” he wrote.
The IUPA endorsement fans hopes among Trump supporters that America’s largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), will soon follow with its own endorsement.
“During his first four years, President Trump has made it crystal clear that he has our backs,” FOP president Patrick Yoes said in a Sept. 4, 2020, statement.
The NAPO endorsement came in July 2020, when the country was in the grips of protests and riots following the death of George Floyd in police custody, which fueled anti-law enforcement sentiment and calls to defund the police.
‘Anti-Cop Crusade’
For his part, President Trump has been a vocal supporter of law enforcement, including at a roundtable at the White House in the summer of 2020, when he denounced the “anti-cop crusade” taking place in parts of the country.“Far-left mayors are escalating the anti-cop crusade, and violent crime is spiraling in their cities,” President Trump said at the time. “It’s all far-left cities where they have no understanding of what has to be done.”
The 45th president said “radical politicians” who want to defund and abolish the police have “defamed our law enforcement heroes as ’the enemy,'” and noted that efforts pushing to defund and abolish law enforcement appears to be happening in “many, many Democrat-run areas.”
President Trump has repeatedly denounced the “defund the police” movement and last October outlined plans to tackle crime.
In an interview with Just The News, the former president proposed several new crime-busting initiatives, including creating federal stop-and-frisk policies and more legal protections for police officers.
Besides enjoying support from the law enforcement community, President Trump enjoys strong support among lawmakers.
Taylor Swift Endorsement Rumors
Meanwhile, as President Joe Biden’s approval ratings sit at historic lows, his team is reportedly looking to get some enthusiasm going for his campaign by seeking an endorsement from pop superstar Taylor Swift.It’s unclear whether Ms. Swift, who boasts over 279 million followers on Instagram and has consistently backed Democrats, plans to endorse President Biden.
She endorsed President Biden in the 2020 presidential election and has expressed unfavorable views of President Trump.
Endorsements aside, President Biden’s strategy appears focused on trying to win over independent voters, while seeking to label President Trump and his supporters as “Make America Great Again” extremists and accusing them of being anti-democratic for their calls for vote audits.
President Trump, on the other hand, has called out President Biden for his “disastrous” energy and border policies, saying they undermine U.S. national security, while pegging the president as frail, incompetent, and dishonest.
