Watch Trump's Roundtable with Fraternal Order of Police Members
What to know
- President Trump met with Fraternal Order of Police members to promote his administration's efforts to support law enforcement, including his proposed "one big, beautiful bill" legislation.
- FOP President Patrick Yoes praised Trump for fulfilling his promise on a provision that would eliminate taxes on overtime pay, calling it a key concern for rank-and-file officers.
- Trump highlighted his administration’s law enforcement support, including an executive order mandating the death penalty for cop killers and DOJ action on officer assault cases.
President Donald Trump met with members of the Fraternal Order of Police for a roundtable Thursday in Washington, D.C., that praised the president's "one big, beautiful bill" legislation.
Members from Miami, Dallas, Nashville and other cities voiced their support for Trump and the efforts his administration has made to back law enforcement in the country, Spectrum News reports. In turn, Trump called himself "the most police president," and he labeled the FOP as the "backbone of American law enforcement."
In endorsing Trump's proposed legislation that was passed by the House and is awaiting Senate approval, FOP President Patrick Yoes specifically pointed to the bill's provision that would stop taxing overtime pay.
“I want to start by saying that you made a promise that you were going to address tax on overtime and that was a promise made,” he said.
Yoe added that the provision is an important issue to the FOP's rank and file, and it would keep officers from entering a higher tax bracket because of the money earned from overtime hours. It's an especially hot top given the recruitment and retention crisis facing law enforcement.
Along with the bill, Trump and others talked about other ways his administration has been responsive to law enforcement. Attorney General Pam Bondi said that her department has handled nearly 148 cases of attacks on police from over 30 states, and Trump pointed to his executive order that mandates the death penalty for cop killers.
The Fraternal Order of Police is the world's largest group representing law enforcement officers with over 375 members.
