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Community Safety Police Leadership announced its support for Harris on Monday in an announcement first shared with Fox News.
The organization says it is led by a diverse group of distinguished law enforcement experts who have led many of the nation's major law enforcement leadership groups, and its mission is to “encourage communities and the people in them. Making it safer, improving and evolving policing, and upholding the rule of law.”
The group's support, formed in June, comes after the nation's largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, endorsed Trump earlier this month and brings support to Harris from major law enforcement agencies. It turns out.
And earlier this year, President Trump won support not only from the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), but also from another major law enforcement union, the International Federation of Police Associations.
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Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Fox News)
“This endorsement reflects Vice President Harris' track record and unwavering commitment to public safety and the rule of law,” said Sue Reisering, president of Community Safety Police Leaders.
David Mahoney, a member of the Police Community Safety Leadership Council and former sheriff of Dane County, Wis., past president of the National Sheriffs Association, said Harris “spent her career as a prosecutor protecting people and helping victims.” “I spent my time supporting and holding others and those who harmed others accountable.” As a member of Congress, she has fought hard for important policies supported by law enforcement needed to fight crime and protect the public. ”
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Additionally, Board Vice Chairman Rick Myers, a former police chief in eight jurisdictions in multiple states, said, “Too many politicians call themselves tough on crime and support law enforcement.'' They say they are doing the right thing, but they don't have the courage to do the right thing.” Protect Us…We need leaders who will protect both the Second Amendment and our country from the scourge of gun violence. That leader is Kamala Harris. ”
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives and speaks at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, during a campaign stop. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
Crime remains a major issue on American voters' minds, even though many crime categories are on the decline nationally.
President Trump has said that Harris, a former prosecutor, San Francisco district attorney, and California attorney general, is soft on crime and anti-police, and holds her responsible for San Francisco's persistent crime problems.
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The former president and Republican candidate has called for more aggressive policing, less federal oversight and more military equipment for local police departments.
Former President Trump arrives at Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina for a campaign rally on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Harris has spotlighted Trump's legal woes, which made history earlier this year as the first former or current president to be convicted of a felony — and the investigation into Trump. He claims that he has treated law enforcement agencies as enemies.
The vice president and Democratic nominee has focused on the Biden-Harris administration's record on funding law enforcement through the pandemic relief fund. She advocates for increased federal oversight and less military equipment for local police departments.
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“As a prosecutor who has stood by law enforcement throughout her career, Vice President Harris is committed to increasing conviction rates and committing violent acts,” Harris campaign chief Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement after announcing her support. , took a tough and sensible approach to crime.” She has worked tirelessly to hold criminals accountable, keep communities safe, and make the criminal justice system fairer, especially for communities of color. ”
She said, “This November, the American people will choose between someone who has spent his career enforcing the rule of law and someone who has been convicted of violating the rule of law.” insisted.
The Harris campaign said the endorsement comes from 100 law enforcement officials, including police officers, and more than 700 national security officials who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. He points out that it was supported by the vice president.
Editor's note: This article's headline has been updated to reflect that Police Leaders for Community Safety is comprised of former law enforcement leaders and is not a leading group.
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