In a rousing speech, the President of the National Border Patrol Council, the official union of the U.S. Border Patrol, announced their full support for President Trump during his rally in Arizona today!
But the endorsement speech from Paul Perez of the Border Patrol Union came with a warning. Here’s the video:
🚨 #BREAKING: The National Border Patrol Council, which represents THOUSANDS of border agents, just endorsed President Trump
This is HUGE! 🔥
And they roasted Kamala in the process:
“If we allow Border Czar Harris to win this election, every city, every community in this great… pic.twitter.com/ZEppviIfOz
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 13, 2024
“If we allow border czar Harris to win this election, every city, every community in this great country is going to go to hell.” -Paul Perez, President of the Border Patrol Union
🚨 #BREAKING: The National Border Patrol Council, which represents THOUSANDS of border agents, just endorsed President Trump
This is HUGE! 🔥
And they roasted Kamala in the process:
“If we allow Border Czar Harris to win this election, every city, every community in this great… pic.twitter.com/ZEppviIfOz
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 13, 2024
President Trump seemed more excited to receive the Border Patrol’s endorsement than any other endorsement that I’ve seen him react to. There is no doubt that he and the Border Patrol agents are on the same page in terms of border security for the good of the nation.
Thank you to the 16,000 Border Patrol Officers for your COMPLETE ENDORSEMENT and SUPPORT! pic.twitter.com/JWt4sAC6jT
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 14, 2024
According to a Fox News story covering the endorsement and rally, President Trump continued to push for the people of Arizona, an important swing state, to give him their votes.
After announcing the endorsement, Trump continued to rally for votes from the people of Arizona, a key swing state on the border.
He made numerous digs toward his opponent, Vice President Harris, and vowed to never allow the U.S. military to become woke.
Trump then told those in attendance to watch a video on a screen behind him.
The feed featured clips from Stanley Kubrick’s movie, “Full Metal Jacket,” which features a brash drill sergeant played by the late actor, R. Lee Ermey.
Ermey’s character was featured shouting at his new soldiers, telling them they will not laugh or cry, before the video took a turn.
“Happy pride. Happy pride month, and actually, let’s declare it a sunny day,” the video showed.
Trump also addressed the changing of the names of bases before later telling the crowd his administration will crush violent crime and support police.
Another video from behind the scenes of the rally also came out and started making the rounds on social media, showing President Trump posing for pictures and smiles alongside actual Border Agents — not just the management, as Kamala did when she visited the border.
Lots of smiles. Real smiles. This isn’t a political “arranged marriage” — this looks all the world like a full, unmitigated endorsement of the candidate that the people on the literal “line” know will get the job done, and keep American safe at our borders.
Kamala Harris meets with management.
Donald Trump meets with actual border patrol.
We are not the same. pic.twitter.com/oJfercQWSz
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) October 13, 2024
Kamala Harris meets with management.
Donald Trump meets with actual border patrol.
We are not the same. pic.twitter.com/oJfercQWSz
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) October 13, 2024
During the rally, President Trump also unveiled his audacious plan to revitalize the Border Patrol, which has been decimated by falling numbers and a serious morale problem over the last few years.
President Trump announces his plan to:
1) Hire 10,000 new border patrol agents
2) Give them a 10% raise
3) Pay agents a $10,000 signing and retention bonus.It’s well past time to stop the invasion. This is the way. pic.twitter.com/eKTN9rZXzk
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 13, 2024
President Trump announces his plan to:
1) Hire 10,000 new border patrol agents
2) Give them a 10% raise
3) Pay agents a $10,000 signing and retention bonus.It’s well past time to stop the invasion. This is the way. pic.twitter.com/eKTN9rZXzk
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 13, 2024
The Associated Press focused on the plan unveiled by President Trump in their coverage of the rally and endorsement today:
Former President Donald Trump on Sunday proposed hiring 10,000 additional Border Patrol agents and giving them a $10,000 retention and signing bonus, after he derailed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that included funding for more border personnel.
On Sunday, Trump said that Border Patrol agents deserved the higher pay and bonuses and bemoaned how he said Biden and Harris had neglected the border.
With the big endorsements rolling in day by day and polling numbers consistently showing gains against the Kamala-Walz ticket, things are currently looking really good for a big win come Election Day — at least from my vantage point.
Border Patrol Union ❤️ Trump pic.twitter.com/SBUWuapHkd
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 14, 2024
And there’s no doubt, unlike Kamala’s paid rally attendees… President Trump isn’t buying these smiles, their endorsement, or their vote. It’s hard to compare the difference between paid photo-ops and the real deal.
And those smiles tell me… endorsing President Trump was not a hard decision for the U.S. Border Patrol Union. It’s the real deal, because he’s the real deal.
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