Rev. Al Sharpton blasted President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE on Saturday for appearing to encourage police to be "rough" with suspects during his Friday speech to law enforcement in Long Island, New York.

The legendary civil rights advocate accused Trump of supporting "police violence" in his remarks to officers, and pointed out Trump's use of an anti-Irish slur.

"As if the reprehensible statement by President Donald Trump encouraging police violence wasn't enough," Sharpton wrote on Instagram. "He used a slur against Irish regarding "Paddy Wagons."

As if the reprehensible statement by President Donald Trump encouraging police violence wasn't… https://t.co/bUWIQGiSGP — Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) July 29, 2017

The post was included along with a video of Sharpton speaking to members of his organization, the National Action Network, which fights for civil rights.

In the video, Sharpton said he is not anti-law enforcement,or trying to protect gangs by speaking out against Trump. Trump's speech concerned gang violence by the MS-13 group.

"We are not adverse at all to stopping criminal behavior that preys on our community first and foremost," Sharpton told the crowd.

"The problem in our community is those who we trust to fight crime, they must be held accountable if they go over the line and commit a crime," he continued.

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In his remarks to officers Friday on Long Island, Trump appeared to endorse rougher treatment of suspects by police officers.

"When you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddywagon, you just see them thrown in, rough, I said, ‘Please don't be too nice," Trump said Friday.

“Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put their hand over?” the president continued. “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 Suffolk County Police Department, which operates on Long Island, responded to Trump's remarks, saying they don't tolerate "roughing up of prisoners."

“The SCPD has strict rules & procedures relating to the handling of prisoners. Violations of those rules are treated extremely seriously,” the department tweeted Friday.

“As a department, we do not and will not tolerate roughing up of prisoners.”