Sheriff Joe
Arpaio endorses Trump for president, 'He produces results and is ready to get tough', by Bob Unruh,
1/26/16 WND
The man known as
“America’s toughest sheriff” for his no-nonsense approach to law enforcement
and his strong opposition to illegal immigration has endorsed Donald Trump for
president.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of
Maricopa County, Arizona, whose endorsement was announced Tuesday afternoon by
the Trump campaign, was the first to sue Obama over his 2014 administrative
orders , which allowed another 4 or 5 million illegal aliens to remain in the
United States.
When Trump announced his
run for the White House, he took on Obama’s open-borders policy, calling for a
wall to be built on the southern border.
In a statement about
Arpaio’s endorsement, Trump said: “I have great respect for Sheriff Arpaio. We
must restore law and order on the border and respect the men and women of our
police forces. I thank him for his support of my policies and candidacy for
president.”
Arpaio said: “Donald
Trump is a leader. He produces results and is ready to get tough in order to
protect American jobs and families. I have fought on the front lines to prevent
illegal immigration.
“I know Donald Trump
will stand with me and countless Americans to secure our border. I am proud to
support him as the best candidate for president of the United States of
America.” Arpaio has attended both of Trump’s campaign rallies in Arizona.
The announcement from
the Trump camp came only hours after another the endorsement of Jerry Falwell
Jr. The endorsement from the
president of Liberty University was personal and not on behalf of the
university. Falwell said he saw parallels between Trump and his late father.
“Like Mr. Trump, dad
would speak his mind. … Dad explained that when he walked into the voting
booth, he wasn’t electing a Sunday school teacher, or a pastor, or even a
president who shared his theological beliefs. He was electing a president of
the United States to lead a nation.”
Arpaio
has been at odds with the Obama administration since its beginning, mostly over illegal immigration. The sheriff
sued because of the impact illegal aliens have on the safety and security of
his county’s residents. Federal officials, in turn, have accused him of not
treating illegals properly.
A split panel of federal
judges said Arpaio didn’t have standing to sue, with the minority expressing
outrage that the concerns of the sheriff of one of the nation’s largest
counties, on the border with Mexico, would be dismissed. Arpaio has been sheriff
since 1992 and is seeking re-election.
His philosophy for law
enforcement, according to the sheriff’s office website, is, “The
public is my boss, so I serve the public.” His unusual approach to law
enforcement has earned him repeated election victories.
For example, he
established chain gangs for inmates to contribute thousands of dollars of free
labor to communities, painting over graffiti and cleaning streets.
He banned smoking,
coffee, movies, pornographic magazines and unrestricted TV in jails. His costs
per meal for inmates run between 15 cents and 40 cents. He provided pink
underwear for inmates to wear, after learning that inmates were stealing white
jailhouse boxers.
He’s also posted
mugshots online to serve as a deterrent, and he’s behind the only official law
enforcement investigation of Barack Obama’s birth certificate. His
investigators have concluded that the birth certificate Obama presented at the
White House as an official government document almost certainly is a forgery.
His endorsement was
facilitated by Pastor
Carl Gallups, a popular author and
radio host who
recently gave the opening invocation at a massive Trump rally in Pensacola,
Florida.
“He loves this nation
and its heritage,” Gallups, who has not officially endorsed any candidate, told
WND. “He’s the anti-Obama, he’s the opposite of Obama. And he’s commander in
chief material, he has that kind of presence, and he’d be tough on our
enemies.”
After an unexpected
invitation by the event organizers, Gallups addressed a standing-room-only
crowd of more than 10,000 at the Pensacola Bay Center. In what has become a
typical phenomenon at Trump rallies, thousands had to be turned away because of
limited capacity. Gallups, the author of several
books, including “Final Warning: Understanding the Trumpet Days of Revelation,” called for God’s mercy on a nation that has
turned its back on Him.
“We humbly ask as
Abraham asked,” Gallups prayed. “Lord, if there is a percentage who still
revere your name and your word, would you heal this land, would you bless this
land? We ask for this healing Lord, not for our comfort or our prosperity, but
for the glory of your name. Because we agree with your word – blessed is the
nation whose God is the Lord.”
He told WND he had been
in touch with Mike Zullo, the head of Arpaio’s Cold Case Posse investigating
the Obama birth certificate, and as a result met recently with Arpaio.
Gallups told WND there
are two things the sheriff authorized him to speak about publicly: Arpaio
remains immersed in the Obama fraud investigation, which will announce further
finds, and he was ready to give his endorsement to Trump.
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