Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Love is in the air: Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey endorses Donald Trump in 2016



Reported in President of police union chapter in Florida suspended after 'despicable' Facebook post.  (USA Today, 6/9/2020) 

No word yet as to whether Ivey found this tweet to be just as "despicable" and "disgurting".


Related reading:
Campaign: 12 Florida sheriffs back Trump.  (Daytona Beach News-Journal, 10/1/2016)

Tough-talking sheriffs raise their voices in Trump era.  (Washington Post, 11/12/2017)
When a state was called for Donald Trump, Ivey shouted with relief. And by the end of the night, it had all sunk in: Voters not only elected Trump, they also had endorsed Ivey's own brash, politically incorrect brand of conservative politics. 
"He doesn't back down," said Ivey, the sheriff for Brevard County, home to Cape Canaveral and middle-class beach destinations along Florida's east coast. "He is not afraid to take a stance, and that is what we need right now." 
With his red "Make America Great" hat prominently displayed in his office here in Titusville, Ivey is part of a wave of county sheriffs who feel emboldened by President Trump and his agenda, becoming vocal foot soldiers in the nation's testy political and culture wars. [emphasis added]

Fraternal Order of Police endorse Donald Trump in 2016



Looks like there might have been some tit for tat here.

Trump withdraws ATF nominee amid Republican concerns.  (Politico, 5/19/2019)
The former president of the Fraternal Order of Police was nominated last year, but the appointment has been stalled because of conservative concerns over his views on gun rights. The Senate Judiciary Committee put his nomination on ice last year after those complaints began to emerge. Trump renominated Canterbury in February.

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