Local Border Patrol Union Pulls Out Of Event With Trump
*An interesting, last-minute development. The Border Patrol union that had originally invited Donald Trump to visit Laredo, Texas, has withdrawn the invitation. They don’t want to meet with him anymore. So when Trump gets to Laredo… ? A couple of Texas news organizations are reporting that trump is heading for the border anyway. VL
By Caitlin MacNeal, Talking Points Memo
A Border Patrol union in Laredo, Texas, will no longer meet with Donald Trump during his Thursday visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a statement from the union released on Thursday morning.
[pullquote]”… it has been decided by Local 2455 to pull out of all events involving Donald Trump.”[/pullquote]“After careful consideration of all the factors involved in this event and communicating with members of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) at the National level, it has been decided by Local 2455 to pull out of all events involving Donald Trump,” Hector Gaza, the president of the National Border Patrol Council Local 2455 in Laredo said in a statement.
“Just to be clear, an endorsement was never discussed for any presidential candidate. Local 2455 does not endorse candidates for any political office,” he said.
[tweet_dis]Despite the Border Patrol union’s decision to pull out of the event, Trump is intent on heading to the border anyway[/tweet_dis], according to NBC News and Dallas television station WFAA.Click HERE to read the full story.
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