{"id":2211678,"date":"2024-04-02T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:01:32","slug":"michigan-police-union-endorses-trump-after-he-blasts-biden-at-campaign-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-police-union-endorses-trump-after-he-blasts-biden-at-campaign-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Police Union Backs Trump Following Criticism of Biden at Rally"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmichigan-police-union-endorses-trump-after-he-blasts-biden-at-campaign-event%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=2211678&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump receives endorsement from the Police Officers Association of Michigan after addressing law enforcement officials in Grand Rapids. The union cited the border crisis as a reason \u2063for its support, emphasizing the need for law and order. Trump&#8217;s actions at a fallen officer&#8217;s wake also contributed to the endorsement, showing\u2063 solidarity with law\u200d enforcement nationwide. \u2063Former President Donald Trump secures the endorsement of \u200dthe Police Officers Association of Michigan\u200d following his speech to law enforcement officials in Grand Rapids. The \u2062union backs Trump due to concerns about the border \u2063crisis, highlighting the importance of law and order. Trump&#8217;s gestures at a fallen officer&#8217;s memorial further bolstered the endorsement, underscoring his support for law enforcement across the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> has gained the endorsement of one of the largest police unions in Michigan as he looks to shore up support in the vital battleground state ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) endorsed Trump after the former president finished making remarks at an event with law enforcement in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday. POAM President James Tignanelli cited the ongoing border crisis under the Biden administration as a main reason the union was backing Trump for the White House. POAM also endorsed Trump in 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would you expect people to obey the law when millions are rewarded for disobeying it?\u201d Tignanelli asked before announcing the union\u2019s endorsement of Trump. \u201cWe need you to make America look great again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of 12,000 Law Enforcement people that the Police Officers Association of Michigan represent\u2014We want you to accept our endorsement for President of the United States,\u201d Tignanelli added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happening Now in Grand Rapids, Michigan\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of 12,000 Law Enforcement people that the Police Officers Association of Michigan represent\u2014We want you to accept our endorsement for President of the United States.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LESM?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LESM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXSnnPp7gW\">pic.twitter.com\/hXSnnPp7gW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Scavino Jr.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd85 (@DanScavino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanScavino\/status\/1775245142892392679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The POAM president also discussed Trump\u2019s presence at the wake of slain NYPD officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-calls-for-return-to-law-and-order-at-wake-for-slain-ny-police-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Diller<\/a> last month, saying what Trump did \u201cbrought honor to every police officer, every deputy sheriff, every law enforcement officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWherever we were in this country, when we saw what you did \u2026 that\u2019s a boost for all of us,\u201d said Tignanelli.<\/p>\n<p>POAM\u2019s endorsement came minutes after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/every-state-is-now-a-border-state-trump-visits-michigan-to-address-illegal-immigrants-alleged-murder-of-25-year-old-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed the murder<\/a> of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia, a Grand Rapids woman who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant last month. During his remarks on \u201cBiden\u2019s border bloodbath,\u201d Trump discussed how the suspect, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, also 25, was deported under his administration before again entering the U.S. illegally. Garcia\u2019s body was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the side of a highway in late March before Ortiz-Vite was arrested and charged just a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>The former president said he spoke to some of Garcia\u2019s family who are now \u201cleft grieving for this incredible young woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said she had just this most contagious laughter, and when she walked into a room, she lit up that room,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued\u00a0that the ongoing crisis under Biden means \u201cevery state is now a border state, every town is now a border town because Joe Biden has brought the carnage and chaos and killing from all over the world and dumped it straight into our backyards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While POAM\u2019s third endorsement of Trump comes with no surprise, the support of a 12,000-member-strong police union in the vital battleground state of Michigan is another win for the former president who is seeking to ride his current momentum into November. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/michigan\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitcs average<\/a> of polling data, Trump leads Biden in Michigan by more than three percentage points. Trump won the state over Hillary Clinton in 2016 before falling to Biden in Michigan in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump secures endorsement from Police Officers Association of Michigan as he seeks backing in pivotal battleground state for the upcoming 2024 election. 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