Trump said police officers would be 'protected' to 'fight back' against protesters in confrontations
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- President Donald Trump said his agenda would be "anti-crime and pro-cop all the way" as he accepted the endorsement of the City of New York Police Benevolent Association.
- Trump lamented that amid recent anti-racism and police brutality protests in cities across the US, officers couldn't "fight back" in clashes with demonstrators.
- The president also went after presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, warning that "no one will be safe" under Biden's presidency and falsely claiming that the former vice president supports defunding the police.
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President Donald Trump accepted a police endorsement on Friday with a gushing speech that promised his agenda would be "pro-cop all the way."
Trump was addressing several members of the City of New York Police Benevolent Association at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club as the union announced its support for Trump in the upcoming election.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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