"Don't be too nice" to "thugs," said the President.
Yep.
In a speech to police in New York today, Donald Trump said it's okay for officers to physically abuse suspects. This is where we are, America.
Here's the moment: Trump suggests it's OK for police to rough up the people that they arrest. https://t.co/JHw5kkK51P
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 28, 2017
54% of black youth have been harmed by police or know someone who has. Trump just told police to be *more* violent. https://t.co/ePXPtvGeTM pic.twitter.com/rX9xnmVlum
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 28, 2017
Trump just told police officers that they can be more violent than they already are. And they cheered. pic.twitter.com/KjYI3pxcVG
— deray mckesson (@deray) July 28, 2017
President Trump is openly and explicitly calling for, to wild applause just moments ago, cops to commit more police brutality.
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) July 28, 2017
Trump says that he's okay with police being rougher on arrested suspects, such as hitting their head on police car. Crowd of police cheers.
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) July 28, 2017
Trump encouraging police brutality in his Brentwood vaudeville act is why some folks hate & mistrust cops. This helps no one/solves nothing.
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) July 28, 2017
President Trump is telling police officers to bang criminal suspect's heads on their cars while putting them into police cars.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 28, 2017
In the unlikely event the Trump DOJ ever tries to prosecute a police officer for excessive force, you will see this quote at trial. https://t.co/PHKefIZhHM
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) July 28, 2017
International Association of Chiefs of Police responds to Trump's remarks about police use of force: pic.twitter.com/FQ05oO7m90
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 28, 2017
So Trump is openly encouraging police to behave violently. Like he's Duterte, and not an American president… https://t.co/sB8MLufahf
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 28, 2017
NYPD Commish says police are too busy to attend Trump's speech on Long Island https://t.co/Xplq6ZdjAS
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) July 28, 2017
We will always ENFORCE our laws, PROTECT our borders, and SUPPORT our police! #LESM
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania #FlashbackFriday #MS13 pic.twitter.com/79Tskiv69j— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
Trump openly encourages needless police brutality. This perpetuates the broken trust that makes violence toward and from police more likely. https://t.co/3SG0ymo9qF
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 28, 2017
Trump has drawn rebukes this week from the Scouts, the Pentagon and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. That is impossible.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 28, 2017
This country is weary of the type of policing Trump espouses, having seen that it makes it harder for police to investigate and solve crime.
— ACLU National (@ACLU) July 28, 2017
Trump says that he was the only candidate who would pose for pictures with police. Which, of course, isn't true. pic.twitter.com/cCjvMPSHjt
— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 28, 2017
Trump appears to go after Bill de Blasio in his speech, saying police in New York City can't do their job because of a "pathetic mayor" pic.twitter.com/ygfxJXJBvH
— POLITICO (@politico) July 28, 2017
'That stuff is disappearing so fast!' Pres. Trump jokes about arming police with military equipment. https://t.co/IQ4vQxGQCW
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 28, 2017
I argued in @latimes that respectability politics won't end police violence. Trump's remark today supports that. https://t.co/eGvsz3VtyV
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) July 28, 2017
In a speech to law enforcement today, #Trump suggested officers should hit suspects' heads on #police car doors. https://t.co/8rmMd1Xewq
— SPLC (@splcenter) July 28, 2017
If Trump was a police chief, the type of comments he just made could get him in some trouble: https://t.co/zJmrUnWcv1 pic.twitter.com/pjGrVwGxE3
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) July 28, 2017