National Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Trump over Kamala

Former president Trump picked up a key endorsement last week from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), an organization with more than 377,000 members that calls itself “the voice of our nation’s law enforcement officers.”

The endorsement of the FOP comes as a stinging rebuke to the Kamala Harris campaign which has sought to position the former California Attorney General’s presidential race against Trump as “the career prosecutor vs. the convicted felon.”

Our presidential endorsement process is thorough and inclusive, involving over 377,000 members across the nation. Today, it’s a privilege to announce that the collective will of our members has led us to endorse Donald J. Trump for President. We’re committed to supporting… pic.twitter.com/RGQbEzroX9

— National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) September 6, 2024

Harris previously worked as the District Attorney in Alameda County, California and as the San Francisco City Attorney before being elected as the San Francisco DA and later the California AG.

The Democratic nominee has had a strained relationship with law enforcement after she publicly declared her support of defunding the police in a June 2020 radio interview during the height of the George Floyd riots.

Harris later walked back her comments after joining the Biden presidential campaign later that year.

Meanwhile, Trump’s support from first responders was noticeable earlier this week when both he and Harris attended a 9/11 memorial event and the two candidates received very different reactions from the gathered crowd.

President Biden & Vice President Harris enter a room full of firefighters for a 9/11 memorial event and are met with silence. Moments later Trump enters to raucous applause & cheers. pic.twitter.com/SG7kWA6fgk

— Rob Grill (@Grill2246) September 13, 2024

FOP Second Vice President John Hoyt was one of the members of the organization’s Presidential Screening Committee and wrote about his experiences in the latest issue of the FOP Journal.

Hoyt acknowledged the weight that a FOP endorsement would carry and the legitimacy it would convey to the candidate receiving it.

Hoyt wrote:

In a time where voter trust is a crucial factor, our endorsement would signal to the public that the candidate is a trustworthy and capable leader.