WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump briefly visited a national monument to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday to lay a wreath below the towering statue of the slain civil rights leader.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump briefly visited a national monument to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday to lay a wreath below the towering statue of the slain civil rights leader.
“Beautiful day,” Trump said to reporters. “Thank you for being here. Appreciate it.” He was accompanied on the two-minute visit by Vice President Mike Pence and David Bernhardt, acting interior secretary.
Trump’s stop by the memorial — to observe a moment of silence without extended public remarks — appeared to be a last-minute addition to his calendar.
