The union that represents U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Friday endorsed a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia.
“We are proud to endorse Herschel Walker … for U.S. Senate from the state of Georgia. We need him to help secure our border and safeguard the citizens of GA and the rest of the country from the record setting deadly influx of drugs, crime and illegal immigration,” said the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC).
We are proud to endorse Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) for U.S. Senate from the state of Georgia. We need him to help secure our border and safeguard the citizens of GA and the rest of the country from the record setting deadly influx of drugs, crime and illegal immigration. pic.twitter.com/khthMWBOdM
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) July 29, 2022
“On behalf of the National Border Patrol Council, I am proud to announce our endorsement of Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate in the great state of Georgia,” NBPC said in a press release accompanying the tweet.
“Border crossings are up 78% in just the last year,” NBPC said. “We are experiencing a huge influx of crime, drugs and human trafficking in this country. Vulnerable men, women and children in Georgia are paying the price for the irresponsible, soft-on-crime of Raphael Warnock and Joe Biden.”
The endorsement continued:
Georgia has a right to be protected from the dangerous drugs flooding into our country from Mexico, and Herschel stands ready to do the job Warnock refuses to do. Herschel will prioritize the safety and security of the citizens in Georgia and the rest of the United States.
Please support real border security and an end to this current drug pandemic in solidarity with the men and women of the National Border Patrol Council by voting for your next senator, Herschel Walker.
Walker accepted the endorsement.
“I’m honored to be endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council,” he reportedly said. “On the campaign trail, I’m often reminded of how Georgians don’t feel safe in their own communities, and our law enforcement heroes are being abandoned — and even demonized — by our leaders in Washington.”
Walker’s race against incumbent Warnock is tight.
A Fox News survey of national registered voters showed that Warnock led the race by only four points, 46 percent to 42 percent.
According to the survey, those results are within the margin of error in the hotly-contested battleground state of Georgia.
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Georgia Star News and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Herschel Walker” by Herschel Walker.
