Posted on 07/23/2016 9:31:59 AM PDT by orchestra
CLEVELAND, Ohio Presidential candidate Donald Trump called Cleveland police Chief Calvin Williams on Friday afternoon to thank the department for its work patrolling this year's Republican National Convention.
Williams received the call outside the Quicken Loans Arena, when the officers who worked as a bike patrol were gathered for photos and a media availability. Several officers crowded around the chief when Trump made the call, and Williams put the candidate on speakerphone.
"He just wanted to thank us, the Cleveland Division of Police and law enforcement here, for a nice safe week for everybody," Williams said. "That it wasn't like people predicted. Even not like he predicted."
(Excerpt) Read more at cleveland.com ...
I remember trying to pump some secret service contacts during the Bill Clinton days to reveal something. Every time, the response was that they sure missed Ronald Reagan.
A Thank You from the protectee goes a very long way with protection and security details. Yes, they will look forward to the next visit.
You can bet they don’t get calls like this fro democrats. If they did the msm would be running the stories all,the time to show how awesome their liberal buddies are.
Thanks!
Please keep us updated when their push polls posing as real polls come out!
Excerpt from the Patriot Guard Riders mission statement:
“Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives:
1. Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
2. Shield the mourning family and their friends from interruptions created by any protester or group of protesters.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.”
The PGR does do other things like welcome troops when they return from deployment and similar patriotic activities. They are not political, nor are they “heavies”. I have been on many PGR missions, and Respect is first and foremost.
Everybody should follow-up with tweets and emails thanking them too.
After this show of genuine class and appreciation, I am sure Hillary will make a very public (albeit fake) ‘thank you’ to the police in Philly.
Another sign of a truly great and humble man.
Trump is going to be an amazing President.
Hillary is having the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric and a third one....forgot....
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Michael Brown - the gentle giant.
I know. I’m a Patriot Guard Rider. I rode for Skip Wells (killed in Chattanooga) among others.
It’s why I pointed out it wasn’t PGR there, but Bikers for Trump.
Thank you for doing that. I’ve gotten to know a couple families where I stood in the flag line for a son.
I drive a “cage”. Very useful for blocking intersections.
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