President Trump addressed law enforcement and family members of the fallen at the 36th annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service…
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President Trump addressed law enforcement and family members of the fallen at the 36th annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service outside the U. S. Capitol on Monday, reaffirming his campaign promises to restore justice and end attacks on police. A full transcript of his remarks is available here.
“Every drop of blood spilled from our heroes in blue is a wound inflicted upon the whole country, ” Trump said. “And every heartache known by your families in law enforcement is a sorrow shared by the entire family of the American nation.”
Trump was joined by families of law enforcement earlier in the day in the Oval Office, where he signed a proclamation and said he would enlist the Justice Department to develop strategies to prevent and prosecute violent crimes against law enforcement.
Trump spoke nearly week after he fired FBI Director James B. Comey. His administration is considering Comey’s replacement, a decision that could come before the president departs Friday for Saudi Arabia.
