Trooper Trump? State Police give the president badge number 45

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Trooper Trump? State Police give the president badge number 45
Updated on September 19, 2017 at 4:28 PM Posted on September 19, 2017 at 8:35 AM

Lt. Col. Patrick Callahan, Col. Rick Fuentes and Lt. Col. Jeffrey Mottley appear alongside President Donald Trump in May as they present him with State Police hat and pocket badges featuring the number "45."(NJSP photo provided to NJ Advance Media)

By S.P. Sullivan

ssullivan@njadvancemedia.com,

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

TRENTON -- The head of the New Jersey State Police made President Donald Trump an honorary state trooper during a private meeting at the White House earlier this year, presenting Trump with an unassigned badge number: 45.

The honor, presented to the nation's 45th president by Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes and members of his command staff, was meant to thank Trump for supporting law enforcement, Fuentes said.

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