Political Quotes

“It is now indisputable that the last 4 years saw more injuries and more deaths of law enforcement officers than at any time in American history. Let me just read to you some of the data. From 2021 to 2023, more officers were feloniously killed than in any other consecutive 3-year period of time over the last 20 years. Let me repeat that. There were more deaths over the last 3 years than in any 3-year period in the last 20 years. Let me give you the numbers. One hundred ninety-four officers were killed from 2021 to 2023. Last year, in 2024, 234 police officers were killed in the line of duty. Tomorrow, we will see their families on the Capitol. We will see the moms that no longer have their kids, the kids that no longer have their moms and dads, the sisters that don't have their brothers, the brothers that don't have their sisters--234 officers just last year, including a Cleveland police officer that, Mr. President, I think you know well. His name is Jamieson Ritter. I wear his badge today with honor. He was killed on the Fourth of July, responding to a police call in Cleveland. He was a good person. He went in there, gave all the notice he could. As the arrests were being made, the assailant shot and killed him.”