The policy change came the day after Trump announced he would host a rally in Minneapolis, and the head of the local police union argues it was meant to favor the city's Democratic officials.
WASHINGTON — Minneapolis police officers rankled by a new department policy barring off-duty staff from wearing their uniforms to political events plan to instead swarm President Trump's Thursday rally with a"sea of red" specialty T-shirts.
"In my administration, we understand that reducing crime begins with respecting law enforcement. We will not tolerate smears, or slanders, or assaults on those who wear the badge and police our streets," he said. The policy, according to police spokesman John Elder, is to prevent officers from showing political bias.
Elder and Frey maintain officials have been preparing the rule change for months, well before Trump announced his rally.
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