President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence laid a wreath at the base of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Monday during a brief visit, as Americans marked the anniversary of the civil rights leader's birth.
Official White House schedules for the day, published Sunday night, said Trump and Pence had 'no public events scheduled' on the national holiday.
But shortly after 11:00 a.m, both leaders headed to the imposing stone memorial on the banks of Washington's tidal basin near the National Mall.
Temperatures in Washington dipped into the low teens on Monday, with wind chills as low as 2 degrees. Trump and Pence observed a moment of silence at the monument before they departed, spending two minutes at the site from start to finish.
'Good morning, everybody. Great day. Beautiful day,' President Trump said. 'Thank you for being here. Appreciate it.'
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spent two minutes at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on Monday, laying a wreath in on a bitterly cold January day
The bundled-up president and vice president surprised the press with a short trip to the memorial; neither had any public events on their calendars
Al Sharpton complained Monday morning that Trump planned nothing to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the holiday that commemorates his birth
The Rev. Al Sharpton had complained hours earlier that Trump's White House appeared to be ignoring the holiday.
'There is no official event at the White House to celebrate Martin Luther King Day,' he said during a breakfast event for his National Action Network, attended by former Vice President Joe Biden, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Martin Luther King III.
'This is an insult to the American people that the president of the United States does not officially recognize or give any ceremony for Dr. King,' Sharpton complained.
The president issued a proclamation honoring King, tweeting a link to it with the message: 'Today we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for standing up for the self-evident truth Americans hold so dear, that no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by God. #MLKDay.'
First lady Melania Trump, last known to be at her husband's resort in Florida, also sent out a tweet honoring the civil rights leader.
She wrote: 'Today we honor the life and legacy of #MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay.'
The president did not mention the leader at his surprise stop at the outdoor memorial on Monday nor did he comment on the standoff with Democrats that's fueled a partial government shutdown for the past month,
Trump announced a new strategy to end it in a national address on Saturday afternoon. He has not commented on camera about it since, although the vice president has spoken to reporters and participated in a lengthy televised interview on the subject on Sunday.
The president issued a proclamation saying the nation must 'recommit ourselves to the advancement of equality and justice for all Americans'
The monument in Washington opened in 2011 after a lengthy campaign to include the civil rights legend along America's most influential leaders
The president arrived at the memorial in his motorcade at 11:13 am and departed at 11:15 am, after spending two minutes at the monument from start to finish
First lady Melania Trump did not go with her husband on Monday, she was last tracked flying to Florida, but she sent out a tweet honoring the leader
Trump and Pence visited the MLK monument together with the acting interior secretary on Monday morning.
The president said in a tweet afterward that it was his 'great honor' to visit the memorial honoring the African-American leader. He attached a 24-second video of his brief visit to the message.
White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders also tweeted about MLK Day Monday morning.
'Today we honor a great American who gave his life to right the wrong of racial inequality. Our country is better thanks to his inspiration and sacrifice #MLKDay,' she wrote.
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Main photo article President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence laid a wreath at the base of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Monday during a brief visit, as Americans marked the anniversary of the civil rights leader’s birth.
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