In historic first, border patrol union endorses Trump

A union representing US border patrol agents has endorsed Donald Trump for president. The move marks the first endorsement in history of the National Border Patrol Council. It also opposes the group’s parent organization, which endorsed Hillary Clinton.

The NBPC, which represents up to 18,000 Border Patrol agents, according to Federal Times, previously voiced displeasure over the December 2015 endorsement of Clinton by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), its parent organization. On Tuesday, the union openly endorsed Trump, who is leading in the Republican primary contests.

This is the same union that reportedly pressured its Laredo, Texas chapter to back out of a meeting with Trump during the candidate’s scheduled visit to the US-Mexican border last July .... https://www.rt.com/usa