NYPD Cop Suspended for Blasting ‘Trump 2020’ From Patrol Car
The amplified endorsement was caught on video. The mayor and police commissioner were displeased.
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The NYPD says it has suspended without pay an officer who allegedly blasted “Trump 2020” from a patrol car loudspeaker. Cops are not allowed to make political endorsements, and the mayor and police commissioner launched an investigation after video captured the officer yelling the endorsement—followed by “Take a picture, take a picture, take a video, put it on your Facebook, put it on your YouTube.” The New York Daily News reports that the cop was apparently ticked off that someone gave him the finger because he was parked in the crosswalk.
How the NYPD rolling up in Black communities these days (on my block): “Trump 2020. Put it on YouTube. Put it on Facebook...”
— Brandon K Hines (@thumpio) October 25, 2020
Aight MFers... it’s on TWITTER TOO! BI-DEN! 👋🏿😂#Vote #nypdfinest #bidenharris2020 pic.twitter.com/hmXdY8ivbM
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