president did not attend a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington, stretching back to 1989:Ģ018: President Donald Trump spent Veterans Day at the White House.Ģ017: Trump spent Veterans Day in Vietnam, accompanied by Vietnam War veterans at a commemoration event.Ģ014: President Barack Obama spent Veterans Day on an official visit to China.Ģ011: Obama spent Veterans Day with troops on board the USS Carl Vinson.Ģ010: Obama spent Veterans Day with troops stationed at Yongsan Army Garrison in Seoul, South Korea.Ģ008: President George W. The following list documents years in which the sitting U.S. president in 56 years not to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington for the occasion of Veterans Day: That action prompted a viral Facebook post claiming that Trump was the first sitting U.S. On 12 November, the morning after his arrival home from Europe, Trump then declined to attend a traditional Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

military cemetery outside Paris on 10 November due to travel complications caused by heavy rain, a decision that prompted widespread criticism of Trump. The president travelled to France to join other world leaders for Armistice Day commemorations but failed to attend a memorial event at a U.S. Controversy surrounded President Donald Trump's activities and engagements on the weekend of Veterans Day in November 2018.

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