“The president again violated the time and place rule that many of our parents instill in us,” Smerconish said, as reported by Mediaite. ADVERTISEMENTSmerconish pointed to Trump's similar appearance at the CIA headquarters in January where he attacked a specific reporter as dishonest. The CNN host said Trump made a mistake in treating both events like campaign rallies, and called the reactions by both audiences of law enforcement officials "reprehensible." "The intel and law enforcement communities need to remain above politics, and to be perceived as beyond reproach. And when they feed on the president's overly political lines, they cause a lack of confidence in their own nonpartisanship," Smerconish added.

Source: CNN December 16, 2017 18:56 UTC