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Headline Roundup July 31st, 2017

President’s Speech to Police Officers

Summary from the AllSides News Team

On Friday, President Trump gave a speech to a group of police officers that received a lot of media backlash. In his speech, the President told police officers, "please don't be too nice," and referred to members of the MS-13 gang as "animals." Sources such as Vox and Vanity Fair claimed that the speech was "alarming" and "fearmongering." In response, Fox News released an article claiming that these sources were being biased in favor of gang members.

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Trump to cops: 'Don't be too nice'
Trump to cops: 'Don't be too nice'

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President Trump on Friday encouraged police officers to treat suspects violently during a speech on curbing gang activity on Long Island, N.Y.

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Media sympathizes with MS-13, lambasts Trump
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President Trump gave an impassioned speech on Friday, vowing to "destroy the vile criminal cartel" MS-13 -- but some in the media lambasted him for talking tough about the brutal gang, and instead presented sympathetic coverage of the group known for carrying out gruesome murders.

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The most alarming passages from Trump’s fearmongering Long Island speech
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President Trump portrayed a very dark picture of America during a speech on Friday that returned to one of his favorite themes from the campaign: Immigrants are bringing drugs, crime, and violence to the US and must be stopped.

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