The White House has not indicated that the President will diverge from his typical talking points during his speech to law enforcement officials, but these will be the first public remarks he's given since CNN reported that he intends to sign the border security deal to avoid another partial government shutdown, according to two sources who have spoken directly with the President.
The agreement, which includes $1.375 billion for a border barrier, falls well short of the $5.7 billion Trump originally demanded for a wall.
Earlier Wednesday, Trump wouldn't say whether he plans to sign the deal, but indicated he does not want another shutdown ahead of the Friday funding deadline.
"Well, we haven't gotten (the legislative text) yet. We'll be getting it, we'll be looking for landmines," Trump said, referring to possible surprises in the final bill.
"We'll take a very serious look at it," he added.
The President also attended the conference in 2017, using his opening lines to defend the travel ban he was attempting to instate.
"This was done, very importantly, for security -- something you people know more about than all of us," Trump said at the time. "It was done for the security of our nation, the security of our citizens, so that people come in who aren't going to do us harm."
Last year, the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs of America opposed a Trump administration endorsed criminal justice reform bill called the First Step Act. The group later withdrew opposition to the legislation, writing in a letter to Jared Kushner, Trump's top aide and son-in-law who helped broker the deal, dated Tuesday that they endorse the law's objectives.
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