{"id":1957392,"date":"2023-06-26T16:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-receives-major-endorsement-from-floridas-largest-police-union\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:05:47","slug":"ron-desantis-receives-major-endorsement-from-floridas-largest-police-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-receives-major-endorsement-from-floridas-largest-police-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s biggest police union endorses Ron DeSantis."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-receives-major-endorsement-from-floridas-largest-police-union%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1957392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Police Union Endorses Gov. Ron DeSantis for 2024 Presidency<\/h2>\n<p>The Florida Police Benevolent Association, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slap-in-the-face-chicago-cops-vote-no-confidence-in-mayor-lori-lightfoot-police-chief-david-brown\/\" title=\"\u2018Slap In The Face\u2019: Chicago Cops Vote \u2018No-Confidence\u2019 In Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Police Chief David Brown\">largest police union<\/a> in the state, has officially endorsed Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the 2024 presidency. This endorsement comes as DeSantis prepares to go head-to-head with former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The choice between the two candidates could not be clearer,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>announced FPBA President John Kazanjian on Monday. He highlighted the pressing issue of rising crime rates in cities and communities across America, emphasizing the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-receives-major-endorsement-from-floridas-largest-police-union\/\" title=\"Florida's biggest police union endorses Ron DeSantis.\">strong law enforcement<\/a>. Kazanjian criticized the failed experiment of defunding the police and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-attacks-border-patrol-agent-in-texas-as-venezuelans-attempted-to-cross-into-u-s\/\" title=\"Illegal Immigrant Attacks Border Patrol Agent in Texas as Venezuelans Attempted to Cross Into U.S.\">blaming law enforcement<\/a> for the country&#8217;s social problems.<\/p>\n<p>The police union had previously supported Trump in the 2020 election. However, they now commend DeSantis for his efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-new-republican-ad-hits-democrats-for-surging-crime\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: New Republican Ad Hits Democrats For Surging Crime\">bolster law enforcement<\/a> in Florida and believe he will do the same for the entire nation if elected president.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure as governor, DeSantis allocated $100 million to increase the salaries of Florida&#8217;s police officers and invested $20 million in combatting fentanyl overdoses in the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Governor DeSantis has made Florida a destination for all Americans to live safely and freely,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>states the organization&#8217;s press release. It further praises DeSantis as one of the most effective governors in the nation, asserting that he will continue to prioritize public safety and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-things-that-could-have-drastically-changed-the-outcome-of-the-daunte-wright-shooting\/\" title=\"3 Things That Could Have Drastically Changed The Outcome Of The Daunte Wright Shooting\">support law enforcement officers<\/a> once he reaches the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Police Benevolent Association boasts over 30,000 active members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s top police union endorses Gov. Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidency, pitting him against former President Donald Trump. The Florida Police Benevolent Association made the announcement, emphasizing the stark contrast between the two candidates. The Trump campaign accuses DeSantis of imitating the ex-president&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1957393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1957392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1957392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1957393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1957392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1957392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1957392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}