Local Border Patrol Union Pulls Out Of Event With Trump

Republican presidential candidate, real estate mogul Donald Trump, speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, July 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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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.

“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.

“Make no mistake, our border with Mexico is not secure and there’s no doubt that we need to have an honest discussion about that with the American people. Local 2455 will continue to represent our members to the best of our abilities and will make sure that our members concerns are heard by the American people,” Gaza said. “As Local 2455, our intentions to meet with Mr. Trump was to provide a ‘Boots on the Ground’ perspective to not only Mr. Trump, but to the media that would be in attendance at this event.”

Gaza also clarified that the union never intended to endorse Trump.

“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.

Despite the Border Patrol union’s decision to pull out of the event, Trump is intent on heading to the border anyway, according to NBC News and Dallas television station WFAA.

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  1. Border Patrol boys musta got the encrypted call from Team Bush or Koch-Central.

  2. It would be stupid to support any one candidate, especially a fringe one, too hard. They’re smart enough to know they still need funding in years to come…

  3. Avatar for tao tao says:

    It’s a good idea not to be around when the trump hits the fan.

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