One of the largest police unions in Michigan announced their endorsement for Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election.
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 this week.
POAM President James Tignanelli talked about the ongoing border crisis under the Biden administration as a main reason the union was supporting Trump.
“Why would you expect people to obey the law when millions are rewarded for disobeying it?” Tignanelli asked before announcing the union’s endorsement of Trump. “We need you to make America look great again.”
“On behalf of 12,000 Law Enforcement people that the Police Officers Association of Michigan represent—We want you to accept our endorsement for President of the United States,” Tignanelli added.
The POAM president also discussed Trump’s attendance at the wake of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, saying what Trump did “brought honor to every police officer, every deputy sheriff, every law enforcement officer.”
“Wherever we were in this country, when we saw what you did that’s a boost for all of us,” Tignanelli said.
The support of a 12,000-member-strong police union is a huge victory for the former president in the vital battleground state of Michigan.
