Trump to emerge from White House for first time since loss to mark Veterans Day

US President Donald Trump will participate in the Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Ceremony today, emerging in public for the first time since his failed reelection bid to take part in the annual presidential rite.

Trump has spent the last several days holed up at the White House tweeting angry claims of voter fraud after his election loss.

He’s made no public comments since President-elect Joe Biden surpassed the 270 electoral votes on Saturday needed to win the presidency. Instead, he’s offered a barrage of postings on Twitter alleging irregularities in voting in several battleground states that went for Biden.

Although his official schedule has been devoid of public events, Trump has made several personnel moves — firing his Defense Secretary Mark Esper and installing three staunch loyalists to top defense jobs. Meanwhile, his legal team has filed a barrage of lawsuits alleging fraud in the battleground states.

— AP