Donald Trump Quotes

I wouldn't call it "police reform," but I would say that police procedure enhancement could be helpful - these police shootings are absolutely horrible.

We need better police training.

There is insufficient support for the police and safety and law enforcement, in general, in the city council.

I don't support defunding the police.

I do not support the idea of defunding police departments. I believe that it does nothing to solve the root problems we must address and it makes our communities less safe.

Law enforcement in America is a force for good.

Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not?

Let's talk about policing and public safety. Let's debate what works and what does not. We must abandon practices that do not work, and do more of the things that actually do work to save lives.

As mayor, I would support law enforcement, not knock it down.

Fighting crime is not cheap, because it requires boots on the ground.

Police reform is working, and crime is falling.

We can define the rules of police-citizen engagement, but everyday decisions will always be made by men and women in uniform, on the street, in the community, under extreme pressure, in a dangerous world where guns easily fall into the wrong hands.

At a policy level, we can support protecting and serving as opposed to militarization or disproportionate response. Step one is making sure we don't militarize and actually call for a review of military equipment in New York police forces.

We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?

The police should be focused on policing criminal activity, and that's sort of the beginning, the middle and the end of it for me.

No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities.

Our neighborhoods are safer when there is trust between communities and the police who are in charge of protecting them.

Fundamentally, we need to make sure that our neighborhoods are safe - all of our neighborhoods.

I thank the officers of the Minneapolis Police Department, who work hard every day to help people in their most vulnerable moments, keep our communities safe, and build relationships and trust with the public.

I don't pick up people. This is the work of the police. If there's anybody with a case, it's the police, not me.

I certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.

Society had a crime problem. It hired cops to attack crime. Now society has a cop problem.

The police are not entrusted with a mission which differentiates them from those they serve. Being unconcerned with ultimate purposes, they are inseparable from the persons and interests of their masters, and shine with their reflected glory.

I will work with local police and appoint the best prosecutors and federal investigators, whose mission will be to ensure every American is safe.

And not go to things that sound good that really did not have the kind of impact that we would want. Who disagrees with keeping neighborhoods safe?