President Donald Trump commemorated Memorial Day on Monday with an appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, likely marking one of his final appearances alongside departing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard informed the President on Friday that she would leave her post at the end of June, citing her husband's cancer diagnosis.
Gabbard's Political Journey
A former Democratic congresswoman who backed progressive Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 race, Gabbard was welcomed into Trump's MAGA fold during the 2024 campaign. She helped the President build a bipartisan coalition that also included former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary. Gabbard is a US Army reservist who served in the Iraq war.
Memorial Day Ceremony
Gabbard stood alongside other Cabinet members, including Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and FBI Director Kash Patel. Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alongside Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
En route to Arlington, Trump's motorcade passed the site where the President wants to build his triumphal arch to mark the country's 250th birthday. A group of anti-arch protesters had gathered at the site, heckling the President as he drove by.
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