Trump to speak at Fraternal Order of Police event in Charlotte next week

CHARLOTTE — Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump will speak next week at a Fraternal Order of Police event in Charlotte, the organization announced Friday.

The FOP national board of trustees is holding its fall meeting in the Queen City from Sept. 4 to Sept. 8.

“He provided our nation with strong, effective leadership during his first term, and now that he is seeking election to a second term, we think it’s important to have him join us to talk about all of the issues facing our profession,” said Patrick Yoes, the national president of the FOP, in a statement.

Trump has visited North Carolina three times in recent weeks, stopping in Charlotte, Asheville, and Asheboro.

It’s unclear what day Trump will speak next week.

After the announcement, the North Carolina Democratic Coordinated Campaign Rapid Response Director Michael Zhadanovsky sent the following statement:

“Tonight, Donald Trump announced his plans to come to North Carolina just hours after endorsing his home state’s extreme abortion ban that applies before many women even know they are pregnant.

“Trump is focused on power, and he will use his Project 2025 agenda to ban abortion in every state, monitor women’s pregnancies, and threaten access to critical fertility treatments. Women in this state are not going back, and North Carolinians are ready to reject Trump in November.”

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