US President Donald Trump makes his first official post-election appearance for what should have been a moment of national unity to mark Veterans Day, now marred by his refusal to acknowledge Joe Biden’s win.
On a rainy, gray day in Washington, the president visits Arlington National Cemetery for a somber wreath-laying ceremony shortly before 11:30 a.m., four days after US media projected his Democratic rival would take the White House.
Since then he has not addressed the nation other than via Twitter and a statement released to mark Veterans Day, and has not conceded to Biden, as is traditional once a winner is projected in a US vote.
US President Donald Trump leaves after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on November 11, 2020 (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
With COVID-19 cases shattering records across the country and states imposing new restrictions in a push to contain the virus before winter arrives, Trump seems to have all but shelved normal presidential duties save for his brief appearance at Arlington, where he made no public remarks.
— AFP
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