{"id":30930,"date":"2025-01-19T22:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T22:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/trump-lays-wreath-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-ahead-of-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T22:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T22:27:05","slug":"trump-lays-wreath-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-ahead-of-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/trump-lays-wreath-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-ahead-of-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump lays wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ahead of inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Donald Trump \u00a0Vice President-elect JD Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Sunday, the eve of his return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump was participating<\/a> in a series of Washington events prior to his return to office.<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect&#8217;s wife, Melania Trump, was also there, as were his children: Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump. Vance\u2019s wife, Usha Vance, was also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nelly-defends-performing-trumps-inauguration-says-its-honor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NELLY DEFENDS PERFORMING AT TRUMP&#8217;S INAUGURATION, SAYS &#8216;IT&#8217;S AN HONOR&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/cabinet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump\u2019s Cabinet picks<\/a> were in the crowd, including Pete Hegseth, his pick for defense secretary; Marco Rubio, his pick for secretary of state; Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for director of national intelligence; and Elise Stefanik, his pick for United Nations ambassador.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared solemn as he placed a wreath on an easel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in drizzly rain and in front of a silent crowd. Moments later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance did the same.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump held a salute while Vance held a hand over his heart during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/how-watch-stream-trumps-2025-inauguration-january-20th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH, STREAM TRUMP&#8217;S 2025 INAUGURATION ON JANUARY 20TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two left Arlington National Cemetery once the ceremony was complete.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to hold a campaign-style &#8220;MAGA Victory&#8221; rally at Capitol One Arena on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Donald Trump \u00a0Vice President-elect JD Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Sunday, the eve of his return to the White House. Trump was participating in a series of Washington events prior to his return to office. 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