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👮🏾👮🏼👮🏿👮🏻 County sheriffs, police unions, and the U.S. Border Patrol union are lining up behind Republican Herschel Walker @teamherschel2022 in his bid to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in the battleground U.S. Senate race in Georgia.Walker’s campaign told Breitbart News that as of Friday, 113 county sheriffs — about 70 percent of the total number of county sheriffs in the state — have endorsed Walker, including a few Democrat-elected sheriffs.“The amount of support for our campaign in the law enforcement community is gaining momentum every day,” Walker said in a statement. In August, the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police, which reports a membership of more than 5,000, announced its endorsement of Walker.“You have demonstrated a commitment to keep Americans safe while giving needed support to law enforcement through your words and actions,” the union president stated of the endorsement.The Police Benevolent Association of Georgia has also endorsed Walker, as has the National Border Patrol Council, which, according to the union, about 90 percent of all eligible U.S. Border Patrol agents belong to.Walker took aim at Warnock’s stance on law enforcement in his statement, saying Warnock is not a “champion” in Washington for those working in that field.“He has demonized them and he’s done more for criminals than our law enforcement community,” Walker said. “I have always backed the blue and I will continue to do so in the U.S. Senate.”Warnock, a longtime Baptist pastor, came under fire during his initial run for Senate in 2020 for disparaging police officers in various past sermons. Fox News’s Tucker Carlson compiled multiple instances of Warnock speaking negatively about law enforcement.