President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were at Arlington National Cemetery this afternoon in honor of Memorial Day:
Trump has arrived at Arlington Cemetery, per pool, in unannounced visit.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 23, 2019
The president will be in Japan on Monday, hence the early visit:
President Trump is making an unannounced visit, with the First Lady, to Arlington National Cemetery.
He will be in Japan for Memorial Day.— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 23, 2019
One of the graves they placed a flag on was Frank Buckles, the last surviving veteran of WWI:
No comments from Pres Trump at Arlington. He & the First Lady placed flags at several headstones including one marking grave of Frank Buckles, last surviving WWI veteran
Ahead of Memorial Day, over 260,000 small flags are placed at headstones there (per pooler @tamarakeithNPR) https://t.co/1NHSwPmiM4
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) May 23, 2019
WATCH:
. @FLOTUS places a flag at a grave during a visit to @ArlingtonNatl to honor Memorial Day. (She and @realDonaldTrump will be in Tokyo on Monday.) pic.twitter.com/KINpiiaghQ
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) May 23, 2019
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day pic.twitter.com/05x8gaDmqz
— POLITICO (@politico) May 23, 2019
Trump is visiting Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.
He departs for Japan tomorrow and will be there over the holiday pic.twitter.com/pL2iLsyA7k
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) May 23, 2019
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