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The New Top Cop: How President Trump Might Reshape Urban Policing

Border patrol and police militarization will likely grow. And federal pressure for reform is likely finished.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after receiving an endorsement from the New York Veteran Police Association in the borough of Staten Island in New York City, April 17, 2016. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

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By George Joseph

November 9, 2016 at 6:06 PM EST

On the campaign trail and in debates, Donald Trump often scored cheers for his defense of police in the wake of protests over officer-involved shootings. Calling police “the most mistreated people in America” earned the then-GOP nominee endorsements from major law enforcement organizations, such as the Fraternal Order of Police and the National Border Patrol Council.

So what would a President Trump do to support law enforcement officers or change policing?

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