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Trump pays tribute to fallen soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony after touting his economic record in a tweet
1:16pm PDT - May 28th, 2018 memorial day quotes - CNBCTrump's somber tone contrasted with a self-promotional tweet earlier Monday in which he said fallen soldiers would be "very proud and happy at how well our country is doing today," citing the economy and low unemployment.