{"id":76436,"date":"2024-09-23T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3585fa336d3bb9c9bb9f7beb32aa6fe8"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:00:14","slug":"harris-trump-showdown-leading-law-enforcement-group-takes-sides-in-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/harris-trump-showdown-leading-law-enforcement-group-takes-sides-in-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris-Trump showdown: Leading law enforcement group takes sides in presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\" readability=\"24.690978886756\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.376199616123\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX <\/strong>&#8211; A nonpartisan police leadership organization that notes that it is the only national law enforcement advocacy group to endorse political candidates is weighing in on the 2024 White House race between Vice President Kamala Harris and <span class=\"waslinkname\">former President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Police Leaders for Community Safety said Monday that it is <span class=\"waslinkname\">endorsing Harris<\/span>, in an announcement shared first with Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The organization &#8211; which says it is led by a diverse group of prominent police professionals who have been at the helm of numerous major national law enforcement leadership groups &#8211; highlights that its mission is to champion &#8220;policies to make communities and the people in them safer, improve and evolve policing, and safeguard the rule of law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s backing gives Harris support from a major law enforcement group following the endorsement earlier this month of Trump by the National Fraternal Order of Police, the country\u2019s largest police union.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>NATION&#8217;S LARGEST AND OLDEST POLICE UNION MAKES AN ENDORSEMENT IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/trump-harris.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-showdown-leading-law-enforcement-group-takes-sides-in-presidential-election.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Harris\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/span> <span>(Fox News&nbsp;)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This endorsement reflects Vice President Harris\u2019 track record and unwavering commitment to public safety and the rule of law,&#8221; Sue Riseling, chair of Police Leaders for Community Safety, said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\">Police Leaders for Community Safety <\/span>board member David Mahoney, a former Dane County, Wisconsin, sheriff and past president of the National Sheriffs\u2019 Association, said that Harris &#8220;spent her prosecutorial career protecting people, supporting victims and holding accountable those who have harmed others and betrayed the public trust. As a lawmaker, she has fought hard for the critical law enforcement-backed policies needed to fight crime and protect the public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>CASH DASH: THIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HOLDS A SUBSTANTIAL FUNDRAISING LEAD&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Board Vice Chair Rick Myers, a former police chief in eight communities in multiple states, said that &#8220;too many politicians call themselves tough on crime and say they support law enforcement but then don\u2019t have the courage to do what is right to keep us safe\u2026We need a leader who will protect both the 2nd Amendment and our nation from the scourge of gun violence, and that leader is Kamala Harris.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/Kamala-Harris-North-Hampton-NH-Sept-4-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-showdown-leading-law-enforcement-group-takes-sides-in-presidential-election-1.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign stop at the Throwback Brewery, in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign stop at the Throwback Brewery, in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Regardless of downward trends in many crime categories nationally, crime remains a leading issue on the minds of American voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has argued that Harris, a former prosecutor, San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general, is soft on crime and anti-police and has blamed her for persistent crime issues in San Francisco. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL SHOWS IN THE HARRIS-TRUMP 2024 SHOWDOWN&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The former president and GOP nominee has called for more aggressive policing, less oversight by the federal government, and more military equipment for local police departments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/NCTrump-9-21-24-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-showdown-leading-law-enforcement-group-takes-sides-in-presidential-election-2.jpg\" alt=\"Election 2024 Trump North Carolina\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Wilmington International Airport on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 in Wilmington, North Carolina.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harris has spotlighted Trump&#8217;s legal controversies &#8211; he made history earlier this year as the first former or current president convicted of a felony &#8211; and argues he has been hostile to law enforcement that has investigated him.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president and Democratic Party nominee spotlights the Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s record on law enforcement funding through pandemic relief funds. She advocates for stronger federal oversight and less military equipment for local police departments.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Harris campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, in a statement following the endorsement, noted that &#8220;as a prosecutor who has stood with law enforcement throughout her entire career, Vice President Harris took a tough and smart approach on crime: increasing conviction rates, holding violent criminals accountable, and keeping communities safe. She also worked tirelessly to make the criminal justice system more fair \u2013 especially for communities of color.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She argued that &#8220;this November, Americans will choose between someone who spent her career enforcing the rule of law and someone who has been convicted of breaking them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign notes that the latest endorsement follows the backing of the vice president by 100 law enforcement officials, including officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by Trump supporters, and over 700 national security officials.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge. 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