Trump says police deserve a greater level of respect, gratitude
President Trump is participating Friday morning in the FBI National Academy graduation at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Mr. Trump's speech is to graduates of a course for law enforcement managers, not to graduates of the FBI Academy for new agents, according to the bureau's website.
The course is described as a 10-week program that seeks to improve administration of justice in police departments and at law enforcement agencies at home and abroad.
"Classes are offered in law, behavioral science, forensic science, understanding terrorism/terrorist mindsets, leadership, communication, and health/fitness. Officers participate in a wide range of leadership and specialized training, where they share ideas, techniques, and experiences with each other, creating lifelong partnerships that transcend state and national borders," the website says.
Students each week participate in a physical fitness challenge that ends with a 6.1 mile run on a wooded, hilly trail built by Marines where they have to run through creeks, climb over walls and scale rock faces with ropes, among other obstacles.
Earlier this month, Mr. Trump called the FBI biased, saying the agency's reputation is "in Tatters -- worst in History!" and he urged FBI Director Christopher Wray to "clean house."
CBS News' Jeff Pegues and Andres Triay contributed to this report.
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Trump points out the "fake news" in back of audience
The president said, "Look, there's the fake news back there," drawing laughter from the audience. "No, actually some of them are fine people...Yeah about 30 percent."
Trump to MS-13: "We will throw you the hell out of the country"
The president said that the Department of Justice has worked with partners in Central America to arrest and charge 4,000 MS-13 members. He said that the Department of Homeland Security has arrested more than 800 gang members and associates.
"We'll get rid of them completely very soon," Mr. Trump said.
"To any member of MS-13 listening, we will find you, we will arrest you, we will jail you, we will throw you the hell out of the country," he said. "Who the hell wants to take care of them?...You know the jail stuff is wonderful but we have to pay for it."
Trump says other countries give the U.S. "the worst people"
The president began speaking about recent terrorist attacks in the U.S. and said that one person came through the chain migration system and another came through with a visa through a lottery.
"You think countries are giving us the best people? No," he said. "They give us the worst people. They put them in a bin but in his hand, as they're picking them, they're really the worst of a worst. What a system. Lottery system."
"We're calling for Congress to end chain migration...and replace it with a merit-based system of immigration," he added.
Trump says criminals who kill police should get death penalty
Mr. Trump said, "This anti-police sentiment is wrong and it's dangerous and we will not stand for it."
"We believe criminals who kill police officers should get the death penalty," he said.
The president said that he instructed the Department of Justice to protect law enforcement from acts of violence against them and has offered $98 million in grants to hire "desperately needed new officers." Mr. Trump said that as he had promised, he has allowed local police to access surplus military equipment -- "something the previous administration, for some reason, refused to do."
"Explain that one. Explain it to me, please. Never understand that one."
Trump: "What the hell is going on in Chicago?"
The president began speaking about the nation's crime rate and said, "What the hell is going on in Chicago? What the hell is happening there?"
Mr. Trump said that the people in the room could stop the murder rate in Chicago. He said that police departments nationwide are "overstretched" and "totally underappreciated -- except by me."
Trump says country must show "respect and gratitude" law enforcement deserve
President Trump said that the country must show a greater level of "respect and gratitude" you deserve. He called on the audience to deliver a message back to their precincts: "The president of the United States has your back, 100 percent."
Trump says he will be "more loyal than anyone else" to America's police
Mr. Trump said that America's police has a "true friend" in the White House with him as president, and that he will be "more loyal than anyone else can be."
He called them "really heroes for all of us."
Trump notes how long it's been since the last president visited the Academy
FBI Director Chris Wray had said that it's been several decades since the president visited the FBI Academy.
"That's a lot of years since the last president and we'll be back," he said.