President Trump visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Monday morning and gave a short speech to commemorate Memorial Day. Trump, while giving remarks, stated, “Every day the Republic stands is only possible because of those who did what had to be done when duty called.” He added, “Our debt to them is eternal, and it does not diminish with time. It only grows and grows and grows with each passing year.” “The greatest monument to their courage is not carved in marble or cast in bronze. It’s all around us, an American nation, 325 million strong,” concluded Trump. Watch here: President Trump’s message to the families of the fallen pic.twitter.com/Tk68WONpci — Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) May 26, 2025 PRESIDENT TRUMP, VP VANCE, SEC. HEGSETHPresented to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, saluting while the National Anthem plays. @POTUS @JDVance @SecDef pic.twitter.com/QreNavyVDD — Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) May 26, 2025 President @realDonaldTrump lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier pic.twitter.com/D7ptpSgYCE — kekius tees (@kekmaximusk) May 26, 2025 Check out what CBS News reported: President Trump on Monday visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day by honoring those who have died while serving their country. “Every day the Republic stands is only possible because of those who did what had to be done when duty called,” Mr. Trump said. “Our debt to them is eternal, and it does not diminish with time. It only grows and grows and grows with each passing year. The greatest monument to their courage is not carved in marble or cast in bronze. It’s all around us, an American nation, 325 million strong.” Before his remarks, the president laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a somber annual tradition for presidents, and one Mr. Trump participated in during his first term as president. He was accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who stood behind him as he placed the wreath. “Each life honored here in Arlington was once full of the ordinary moments and quiet dreams of early sunrises, of good days and bad days, of celebrations and disappointments,” Vance said. “For my fellow Americans, especially those watching on television, consider the sum of all the moments that make a good life, and now appreciate that countless strangers — people most of you never met — they gave up those moments in their own life so that we could enjoy them in ours. And that is what Memorial Day is all about.” Early Monday, Mr. Trump posted a message on his social media platform Truth Social about Memorial Day, writing in all caps that he wished a “happy Memorial Day to all,” including the “scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country through warped radical left minds.” He went on to target immigration policies and accused “USA-hating judges who suffer from an ideology that is sick, and very dangerous for our country” of protecting criminals. President Donald J. Trump lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. pic.twitter.com/CFtG9msley — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 26, 2025 Per ABC News: President Donald Trump, marking Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, waded into politics during remarks to pay tribute to those who died in America’s wars. Trump took a swipe at the previous administration after speaking about the first soldiers who died at Bunker Hill. “Those young men could never have known what their sacrifice would mean to us, but we certainly know what we owe to them. That valor gave us the freest, greatest and most noble Republic ever to exist on the face of the earth. A republic that I am fixing after a long and hard four years. That was a hard four years we went through,” Trump said, prompting some applause from the audience. “Who would let that happen? People pouring through our borders unchecked,” he continued, though he did not explicitly mention former President Joe Biden by name. “People doing things that are indescribable and not for today to discuss.” Still, Trump continued: “We will do better than we’ve ever done as a nation, better than ever before. I promise you that.”