San Antonio officers who wore Trump hats while speaking with the candidate at the airport Tuesday face discipline. (Photo: Screen shot from Trump Twitter video.
San Antonio police officers who wore Donald Trump campaign hats on the airport tarmac as the met the Republican presidential hopeful Tuesday will be disciplined, the chief said.
Chief William McManus said the officers wearing the “Make America Great Again” hats violated department policy.
“SAPD officers are charged with protecting the entire community,” McManus told KXAN TV. “The officers displayed poor judgment.”
In a video Trump posted to Twitter, more than a dozen officers are seen around the Republican presidential candidate as he’s about to depart San Antonio. Officers can be heard saying, “Thank you sir” and seen giving the thumbs up sign before they walk away with the red baseball caps on.
“I expect them to know better than to give the appearance of endorsing a candidate while on duty and in uniform, regardless of the political campaign or the candidate,” the chief said in a statement.
