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# Watch Live: President Trump Speaks at Police Memorial Service

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[Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/)


## Maya Rhodan


May 15, 2017 1:25 PM UTC

by 

[Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/)


## Maya Rhodan


May 15, 2017 1:25 PM UTC

[President Donald Trump](http://time.com/donald-trump-after-hours/) will speak at the annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Monday. Trump will be joined by Vice President Mike Pence, [Attorney General Jeff Sessions](http://time.com/tag/jeff-sessions/) and the Acting Director of the Office of Community Policing at the Department of Justice Russell Washington, all of whom will deliver remarks.

Monday’s event is a part of [National Police Week](http://www.policeweek.org/schedule.html), which brings brings officers from across the country to Washington, D.C. to honor those who have been wounded or killed in the line of duty. According to the [Officer Down Memorial Page](https://www.odmp.org/search/year/2016), 145 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2016 and 48 have been killed [so far in 2017.](https://www.odmp.org/search/year)

The President’s speech at Monday’s event, held at the U.S. Capitol, will begin at 11 a.m. ET. Watch live above.

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