Police union chief who endorsed Trump ousted in member vote
Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:44 pm, Wednesday, November 22, 2017
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland police union president criticized for having his organization endorse Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and incendiary comments about NFL player protests has been ousted.
The Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association is the city's largest police union. President Steve Loomis lost Tuesday by 38 votes to former president Jeff Follmer. Most of the union's 1,243 members voted.
The head of an association representing 200 black officers tells Cleveland.com some of its members questioned Loomis' provocative statements and his decision to endorse Trump. Black Shield Association President Lynn Hampton says black officers were dismayed to see Loomis taking stances that created negative press coverage.
Loomis says he'll continue to devote his career to "championing" police work.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Police-union-chief-who-endorsed-Trump-ousted-in-12378386.php
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the pukes run him for public office.
Has the right credentials, after all, to appeal to many 'Muricans.
