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<p>WASHINGTON &#8212; President Donald Trump paid a brief visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington on the holiday honoring the civil rights leader.</p><p>Trump was joined by Vice President Mike Pence on a frigid and windy day. The two laid a wreath at the foot of the memorial, then held a brief moment of silence.</p><p>Trump told reporters as he departed that it was a &#8220;great day&#8221; and a &#8220;beautiful day,&#8221; but did not respond to questions about the partial government shutdown, now in its 31st day.</p><p>The visit lasted less than two minutes.</p><p>Trump had been criticized earlier in the day by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who said it was &#8220;an insult to the American people&#8221; that the White House was not commemorating the holiday with an event.</p><p>The president&#8217;s memorial visit had not been listed on his public schedule and reporters traveling with him were not informed of Trump&#8217;s destination until they arrived.</p><p>Trump tweeted earlier: &#8220;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.&#8221; </p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">President Donald Trump, center, Vice President Mike Pence, left, escorted by Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, right, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Washington. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/web1_122090146-e67a55e7fbcf47e6acec764780aab16c.jpg</photo0><caption0>President Donald Trump, center, Vice President Mike Pence, left, escorted by Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, right, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Washington. </caption0><photoCredit0>Evan Vucci | AP photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jill Colvin</p><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Trump marks MLK day with memorial visit