KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens on Friday posted – then deleted – a video on social media featuring a ride along with Kansas City police that was quickly criticized as inappropriately politicizing the department.
The former governor’s campaign didn’t obtain official approval for filming, KCPD spokeswoman Capt. Leslie Foreman said Saturday. The department requested the campaign take down his post, Foreman said, and it complied.
The video at one point showed an image of a KCPD vehicle. In one tweet, Greitens said, “Tonight, I’m riding along with @kcpolice,” according to screenshots posted by Scott Charton, a Missouri-based consultant and former Associated Press reporter.
