Donald Trump spent part of his last full day as president-elect visiting the graves of three U.S. soldiers killed in the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan, a tragedy that he has long blamed on the Biden administration.

Watch live as Donald Trump lays a wreath at the Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday (19 January) ahead of presidential inauguration. Trump will place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, before addressing a rally at the Capital One Arena.

Trump participated in a remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Flanked by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, Trump arrived after 1 p.m. to pay tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as attendees observed a moment of silence.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Sunday.

Trump placed what appeared to be a gold-tinged challenge coin on each of the headstones while his wife, Melania Trump, placed lilies at each gravesite.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony Sunday at Arlington National Cemetery, months after Trump's campaign was involved in an altercation with an official there.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Arlington,

In advance of Monday’s inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania attended a wreath-laying ceremony Sunday afternoon at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Ceremony.

President-elect Donald Trump is doing it twice ... elect will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. MAGA rally: In the evening, Trump will hold a campaign-style “MAGA Victory ...

Ivanka Trump at the wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on January 19, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20 in a rare indoor ceremony.

President-elect Donald Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and then held a "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" in Washington on Sunday ahead of Monday's swearing-in ceremony. Trump's inauguration has been moved indoors because of frigid temperatures expected in the nation's capital on Monday.

The initial response from the White House was typical. Donald Trump is set to hold a press briefing on the crash at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. At 10:51 p.m. on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt released this statement from the president.