The New York Times Sept. 13, under the headline, "How New York's Police Unions Embraced Trump," published an extensive article focusing on how the Police Benevolent Association, after more than three decades without a presidential endorsement, decided to give its backing to the incumbent.
After stating that PBA President Pat Lynch said he made the decision "because city and state leaders had been relentlessly scapegoating hard-working police officers and allowing chaos to reign on the streets," the piece argued that another motive should be considered. "Even as the Police Department has become more diverse and is now less than half white, the unions continue to be run mostly by white conservatives who live in the suburbs and increasingly echo the president's views."
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