{"id":13161,"date":"2026-05-25T21:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/25\/watch-trump-participates-in-memorial-day-observance-at-arlington-national-cemetery-pbs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:21:24","slug":"watch-trump-participates-in-memorial-day-observance-at-arlington-national-cemetery-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/25\/watch-trump-participates-in-memorial-day-observance-at-arlington-national-cemetery-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Trump participates in Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery &#8211; PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\">Nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"articleSection\" content=\"Nation\">                         <\/p>\n<p><time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-05-25T10:01:33-04:00\">                                     Updated on May 25, 2026 4:13 PM EDT \u2014 Published on                                 May 25, 2026 10:01 AM EDT             <\/time><\/p>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2026-05-25T16:13:40-04:00\">                                     <\/p>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>President Donald Trump honored fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Trump recognized the approaching 250th anniversary of American independence as a &#8220;historic milestone&#8221; and noted that &#8220;there could be no Independence Day without Memorial Day&#8221; referring to the fallen.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Educate your inbox<\/h2>\n<p>Subscribe to Here\u2019s the Deal, our politics                  newsletter for analysis you won\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Before we crown the victory, we count the cost. Today we are reminded that there could be no 4th of July without America&#8217;s armed forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump touched on Iran during remarks on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jhk0lVHNbgE?si=jmd-_IDwMqyIOGyH\">recalling the 13 service members killed<\/a> during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military operation against Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH: Trump honors 13 soldiers killed so far in Iran war\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jhk0lVHNbgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/> <em>President Donald Trump honors the 13 U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He said those 13 &#8220;wonderful souls&#8221; had given their lives &#8220;to ensure that the world&#8217;s number one state sponsor of terror will never have a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, and they won&#8217;t. They will never have a nuclear weapon,&#8221; Trump told the audience of military veterans and families that have lost loved ones during military service.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to speaking, Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a somber tradition for U.S. presidents.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>                     <svg><use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/#pbs-newshour-horiz-refresh\" \/><\/svg>                 <\/figure>\n<p>                     A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy.                  <\/p>\n<p>                     Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue.                  <\/p>\n<p>                 <a href=\"https:\/\/give.newshour.org\/page\/88646\/donate\/1?ea.tracking.id=pbs_news_sept_2025_article&#038;supporter.appealCode=N2509AW1000100\">                                          <svg width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"#000000\" version=\"1.1\" id=\"svg1\">                     <defs id=\"defs1\" \/>                     <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 8a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h5.793L8.146 5.354a.5.5 0 1 1 .708-.708l3 3a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .708l-3 3a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L10.293 8.5H4.5A.5.5 0 0 1 4 8z\" id=\"path1\" \/>                     <\/svg>                 <\/a>             <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nation Updated on May 25, 2026 4:13 PM EDT \u2014 Published on May 25, 2026 10:01 AM EDT President Donald Trump honored fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. 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