Trump and Vance Mark Veterans Day at Arlington as Kennedy Family Seeks to Block Memorial Arch
The president and vice president are set to take part in Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery, as nine Kennedy family members asked a judge to block a planned 250-foot memorial arch.
According to The Hill's live updates, President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance and first lady Melania Trump are set to commemorate Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. The outlet reported that the Trumps are scheduled to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. EST, and that the president will deliver remarks 30 minutes later.
The Hill described the cemetery as a "sprawling military burial ground" that has recently been at the center of a development the summary does not fully describe. The text available to this newspaper ends before that account is complete, so the details of the matter are not reported here.
In a report carried by PBS NewsHour and written by Jonathan J. Cooper of The Associated Press, the outlet reported that nine family members of the Kennedy political dynasty asked a judge to block President Trump's plan to build a "towering memorial arch." The filing was made on Tuesday, according to the report.
PBS NewsHour reported that the family members argued the 250-foot structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. The summary does not describe the family's full legal argument or any response from the administration.
The two accounts do not address one another directly. Neither summary states whether the judge has ruled on the request, and neither says whether the memorial arch is connected to the Veterans Day events at the cemetery.
Sources: The Hill: Live updates: Trump, Vance to mark Veterans Day at Arlington; PBS NewsHour: WATCH LIVE: Trump marks Veterans Day with wreath laying, remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.