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  • 2016-07-28 (xsd:date)
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  • Uniformed Police Officers Banned From the Democratic National Convention (en)
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  • On 28 July 2016, a rumor appeared that uniformed police officers were not allowed on the floor at the Democratic National Convention: This rumor seems to be based entirely on a comment made by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani during an appearance on Fox And Friends: While Giuliani claimed that he had been told by four high-ranking police officers (supposedly outside the arena) that uniformed law enforcement officials were not allowed inside on the convention floor, he appears to be the only person making this accusation — which made a great pull quote: Other web sites quickly picked up the story to spread Giuliani's comments, but no additional evidence has appeared to confirm his claim. We reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department to find out if Clinton's team had informed them that they were not allowed on the convention floor, and were told that both uniformed and plainclothes officers were stationed throughout the convention: Not only were uniformed police officers allowed at the Democratic National Convention, but Pittsburgh Chief of Police Cameron McLay spoke on Day 2 of the event: (en)
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