President Donald Trump criticized former President Joe Biden's administration on Monday for allowing "lawlessness to permeate our country" while announcing Peace Officers Memorial Day and police week.
Trump proclaimed Thursday as Peace Officers Memorial Day, continuing a 63-year tradition of honoring fallen officers on May 15. He also declared this week as National Police Week, beginning this past Sunday and going through Saturday.
"This week and always, we honor the courageous men and women serving in law enforcement and memorialize those who sacrificed their lives defending the thin blue line," he wrote in the proclamation.
In the presidential action, Trump also called out the Biden administration for its "reckless, soft-on-crime policies," which he said made it harder for