{"id":2439160,"date":"2025-05-26T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-honors-fallen-troops-at-arlington-national-cemetery\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T14:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:29:53","slug":"trump-honors-fallen-troops-at-arlington-national-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-honors-fallen-troops-at-arlington-national-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump honors fallen troops at Arlington National Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-honors-fallen-troops-at-arlington-national-cemetery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439160&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, President Donald Trump honored fallen troops and Gold Star families. In his address, he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expressed deep gratitude<\/a> for their sacrifices, stating, &#8220;They gave everything, and we owe them everything and more.&#8221; Trump participated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-made-mockery-of-veterans-day-events-catches-criticism-for-what-he-did-with-the-old-guard\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden Made Mockery of Veterans Day Events, Catches Criticism for What He Did with the Old Guard\">ceremonial wreath-laying<\/a> at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, accompanied by various officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of defense Pete Hegseth. His speech was largely scripted but contained implicit critiques of the previous management, notably regarding border security. Trump referred to Joe Biden as an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hoping-sleepy-joe-would-become-president-osama-bin-laden-banned-al-qaeda-from-attempting-to-kill-biden-because-his-incompetence-would-lead-the-us-into-a-crisis\/\" title=\"Hoping Sleepy-Joe Would Become ..., Osama Bin Laden Banned Al-Qaeda From Attempting to Kill Biden Because His Incompetence Would \u201cLead The US Into a Crisis\u201d\">incompetent president<\/a>&#8221; and criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calls-for-biden-white-house-to-act-on-border-crisis-continue-to-grow\/\" title=\"Calls for Biden White House to act on border crisis continue to grow\">current border crisis<\/a>. The event emphasized reverence for military service while intertwining political commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump honors fallen troops and Gold Star families at Arlington National Cemetery<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2130042\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> honored fallen troops and Gold Star families during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning, we pay tribute to their immortal deeds. We share in the sorrow of their beloved families, and as one nation, we give thanks for the ultimate gift they have so selflessly given to all of us,&rdquo; Trump said during his address.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422050\/trump-threatens-harvard-grant-money-trade-schools\/\">Trump threatens to give billions in Harvard grant money to trade schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422002\/jake-tapper-book-promotion-apology-tour-biden-coverage\/\">Jake Tapper book promotion becomes apology tour over Biden coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422025\/watch-trump-deliver-memorial-day-remarks-arlington-national-cemetery\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump to deliver Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;These warriors picked up the mantle of duty and service, knowing that to live for others meant always that they might die for others. They asked nothing. They gave everything. And we owe them everything and more,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump participated in the ceremonial wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier prior to his address. He was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, each of whom spoke prior to the president. Both Hegseth and Vance are veterans of the global war on terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The president delivered a mostly scripted speech at the cemetery, though he at one point took a veiled shot at his predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their valor gave us the freest, greatest, and most noble republic ever to exist on the face of the Earth, a republic that I am fixing after a long and hard four years. That was a hard four years we went through,&rdquo; Trump said of the Biden administration. &ldquo;Who would let that happen? People pouring through our borders unchecked, people doing things that are indescribable and not for today to discuss.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, from left, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, salute at the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3422036\/gaza-aid-group-chief-jake-wood-resigns-humanitarian-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GAZA AID GROUP CHIEF RESIGNS OVER &lsquo;HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social about the commemoration, calling Joe Biden an &ldquo;incompetent president&rdquo; over the crisis at the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE, THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ONLY AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT WOULD APPROVE,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in a Memorial Day Tribute at Arlington National Cemetery\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2UoKkQ0vToI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2130042\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2130042\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump pays tribute to fallen troops and Gold Star families at Arlington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2439161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Arlington.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39643,55946,5380,3634],"class_list":["post-2439160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arlington-national-cemetery","tag-fallen-troops","tag-honors","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Arlington.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439160"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439164,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439160\/revisions\/2439164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}