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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI forgot about the MN trump rally and the Cops for Trump T shirts the police union sold
Link to tweet
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The original tweet asks if that policeman was there and shows a picture of the cops at the rally
but since I can not verify that I will just post the reminder tweet about the rally and the T-shirts from the police union and their president speaking above and link some articles of the past event below .
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/10/07/mpls-police-union-selling-cops-for-trump-shirts-ahead-of-trump-rally/
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/10/10/bob-kroll-head-of-minneapolis-police-union-speaks-at-trump-rally/
The Obama administration and the handcuffing and oppression of police was despicable, Kroll said. The first thing President Trump did when he took office was turn that around he decided to start let cops do their job, put the handcuffs on the criminals instead of (on) us.
Debate the facts with the left, Kroll closed. And when their facts dont hold up for their debate, wait to be called a racist. Thats the easy way out, right? Label. The all-accepting left, Everybodys welcome here, if you think like we do.'
Hours later, Kroll was called back up on stage by Trump to cheers from the audience.
..ok so leftist dont accept people who think like racist and thats a bad thing?
Anyway the links are about the department and a past rally with lots of trump love .
This speech was made at the rally by the head of the Police Union not the police chief but I wonder if an out MAGA culture in the department may have encouraged emboldened abuse that lead to death ?
Remember when trump encouraged police to be a bit rougher when arresting people ?
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I forgot about the MN trump rally and the Cops for Trump T shirts the police union sold (Original Post)
lunasun
May 2020
OP
They have not yet been officially identified, but I don't think Kroll was on the scene
dalton99a
May 2020
#6
Trump to cops: 'Please don't be too nice' while arresting 'thugs,' and don't worry about their heads
dalton99a
May 2020
#10
They deserve ridicule for selling Trump shirts. Here's a link to their online store.
Alex4Martinez
May 2020
#5
dalton99a
(81,392 posts)1. Kick
Cha
(296,832 posts)3. JHC... is Kroll one of the FIRED ones?
Thanks, Dalton
dalton99a
(81,392 posts)6. They have not yet been officially identified, but I don't think Kroll was on the scene
judeling
(1,086 posts)9. No, although the main one was at that Rally
Kroll is the head of the union.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,287 posts)2. He outs himself. Good to know who you are up against. nt
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)4. And don't forget the time.......
when IQ45 told the cops not to worry about hitting the heads of the arrested ones while putting them into the cruisers!
dalton99a
(81,392 posts)10. Trump to cops: 'Please don't be too nice' while arresting 'thugs,' and don't worry about their heads
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-cops-please-dont-too-191552693.html
Trump to cops: 'Please don't be too nice' while arresting 'thugs,' and don't worry about their heads when you toss them in the 'paddy wagon'
Allan Smith
July 28, 2017
Trump to cops: 'Please don't be too nice' while arresting 'thugs,' and don't worry about their heads when you toss them in the 'paddy wagon'
Allan Smith
July 28, 2017
Alex4Martinez
(2,192 posts)5. They deserve ridicule for selling Trump shirts. Here's a link to their online store.
dalton99a
(81,392 posts)7. Kroll sold $100,000 worth of those T-shirts
MineralMan
(146,254 posts)11. Lt. Bob Kroll is someone I simply hate to see on my TV.
As head of the Minneapolis Police Union, he is always there to defend the police, regardless of how heinous their actions might be.
He openly dissed the woman who used to be the Chief of the MPD, and dislikes the current Chief, who is black. He also dislikes the current Mayor of Minneapolis and is open about that.
I have not seen him yet in this situation, but he has issued a statement, calling for no judgment of what we all saw on the video, "pending a thorough investigation."
We saw it, Lt. Bob. We did.