par Nandita Bose et Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden addressed hundreds of uniformed officers on Saturday during a Saturday tribute to law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. functions.
The event, which took place in front of the Capitol in the presence of FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and First Lady Jill Biden, paid tribute to the 491 law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2019 and 2020.
“Being a cop today is a hell of a lot harder than it’s ever been,” Joe Biden said in a 22-minute speech.
“And to the families of those who have fallen: you have suffered an enormous loss. But understand that your loss is also that of America … and that your pain is that of America,” he said. said.
Joe Biden praised law enforcement for defending the American political system during the assault on Capitol Hill on January 6.
The White House also ordered US flags to be half-masted in public buildings on Saturday.
(Report Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt, French version Matthieu Protard)
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