Trump said there was no police error, resolution or repeal

Minneapolis City Council members have pledged to disband the city's police force.

President Donald Trump sent a clear message during a roundtable with law enforcement members at the White House on Monday: the police are doing "fantastic" work.

Referring to the afternoon incident, he said: "There will be no shortage. There will be no disruption to our police and no damage to our police."

"We want to make sure we don't have bad actors, and sometimes, as we've seen recently, you see some terrible things, but 99 - I say 99.9, but let's go with 99%. There are great, great people, and they've done record-setting - record-setting. ”Trump said.

The president reiterated that the country's current crime statistics are "one of the best numbers we have ever had in the context of recorded history."

"One of the reasons for decreasing crime is that we have laws in place. I'm very proud of them," he said.

Trump included comments from top administration officials and half a dozen people, including the Attorney General of Florida and Kentucky, the National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, the President of the International Association of Chiefs and representatives of the police departments. In Illinois and Colorado.

Attorney General William Burr said the Federal Law Enforcement understands the infidelity of the criminal justice system and that, for most of American history, the law is discriminatory.

"Law enforcement has fully understood and for some time distrust of the criminal justice system in the African American community," said Barr, who said he was "optimistic" for future reforms.

As Congress begins to move forward on police reform, a majority leader, McConnell on Monday, rejected any proposal on the Senate floor, calling it an "outrageous" case of degrading police instead of additional social work and mental health programs. "

“I’m up for social work and mental health,” McConnell said. "Call me old-fashioned, though. I think you really want a police officer to stop a criminal and arrest him before he works through his feelings."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected a call to demean the police, but was unveiled by House Democrats on Monday calling for a comprehensive policing reform bill to "work with our police departments."

"There are a lot of people who are proud of their work and we want them to be focused on it," she said, adding that part of our money is "rebalancing" to police for mental health and policing in schools, which Congress has agreed to.

Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign also turned against growing pressure to join the movement, instead of saying it was supporting an "urgent need for reform."

Biden's campaign spokesman said: "As his criminal justice proposal was made clear months ago, Vice President Biden does not believe in abusing the police. Andrew Bates wrote in a statement released Monday.

White House Press Secretary Kaylee McKinney, in a brief moment, pushed to preview Trump's remarks before President Trump opened the Round Table for the Press, signaling that he was "ignored" by the call and by Democrats.

"It's bringing back layers of protection to our homes and businesses. He appreciates it. It's recognizable from the Democratic Party," McKenney said.