President Trump began his first Memorial Day in office by sending out a thank you message over Twitter to fallen service members.
“Honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to America. Home of the free, because of the brave. #MemorialDay,” Trump tweeted.
Honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to America. Home of the free, because of the brave. #MemorialDay??
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2017
Today we remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in serving. Thank you, God bless your families & God bless the USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2017
Minutes later, Trump followed up with another post, this time rebuking North Korea for its most recent missile test.
“North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile…but China is trying hard!” Trump wrote.
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday. It flew for six minutes before landing in the Sea of Japan.
North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile…but China is trying hard!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2017
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will visit Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia later Monday morning, where they will take part in an annual wreath-laying ceremony. Trump is also scheduled to deliver remarks at the cemetery.
I look forward to paying my respects to our brave men and women on this Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery later this morning.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2017
The president returned home from his first foreign trip over the weekend.
