President Trump’s joke about roughing up thugs draws mixed reactions

By Brian Seay

President Trump points to the crowd during his speech Friday on Long Island. (Photo: Evan Nucci/Associated Press)
In an apparent joke Friday, President Donald Trump told officers during a speech in New York not to “be too nice” to suspects — a comment that’s drawing mixed reactions from police and other groups.
The president made the remarks at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island during a speech about the government’s crackdown on the MS-13 street gang.
“When you see these towns and when you see these thugs being thrown into the paddy wagon, you just see them thrown in, rough. I said, ‘please don’t be too nice,’” said Trump. “Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know? The way you put their hand over. Like, don’t hit their head, and they’ve just killed somebody? Don’t hit their head? I said, ‘You can take the hand away, OK?’”
The crowd laughed and applauded the comments, but not everyone thought the joke was funny. Police departments nationwide assured the media and residents that the president’s remarks did not reflect any sort of policy change, and that officers will continue to build trust in their communities.
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