Documents confirm that rain was the cause for Trump missing WWI ceremony last year

Published May 28, 2019 7:42pm ET



Documents reveal that rain and cloud cover prevented President Trump from attending a ceremony honoring World War I soldiers while in France last year.

Trump was heavily criticized for not attending the event. At the time he said that it wasn’t his decision to cancel, noting that he was prevented from taking the trip due to the weather.

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