WASHINGTON — Donald Trump spent part of his final day as president-elect Visited the graves of three U.S. soldiers killed in the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, a tragedy he has long blamed on the Biden administration.

On Sunday, Trump visited Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in suburban Virginia, stopping at three cemeteries and speaking with relatives of fallen service members. On August 26, 2021, three people were killed in an attack while evacuating people from Kabul. They are Darin T. Hoover and Nicole L. Gee of the Marine Corps and Ryan C. Knauss of the Army.

Trump, who will be sworn in at noon on Monday, harshly criticized Biden's handling of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. He described it as a "disgrace" and "the most embarrassing day in our country's history". Choosing to visit these specific cemeteries reflects the relationships he has developed with some of the families since the Kabul attack, including during the campaign, and could signal his desire to make the Biden-era troop withdrawal from Afghanistan a focus.

After Trump's victory in November, NBC News reported that his transition team was compiling a list of current and former senior military officers involved in the troop withdrawal and studying whether they could be court-martialed.

Biden stands by his decision to end the 20-year war in Afghanistan. A 2023 report from his National Security Council accused Trump's first administration of creating conditions that "severely limited" Biden's options.

The report mentioned that Trump has reached an agreement with the Taliban, and the United States has agreed to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by the spring of 2021, when Trump will step down and Biden will take power.

Trump braved the cold rain to visit the cemetery and first laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Wear dark coat and gloves He laid a wreath and saluted in the cold before standing solemnly. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and two men who lost family members in combat sFight with Trump lay wreath.

Trump's wife Melania and his four children: Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka and Tiffany watched from a distance. Various Trump Cabinets Featured Attendees included Pete Hegseth, his pick for defense secretary; Marco Rubio, incoming secretary of state; and Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for director of national intelligence.

Trump clashed with a cemetery worker during his last visit to the cemetery. On August 26, he participated in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the third anniversary of the Kabul attack that killed 13 U.S. service members. He then went to Section 60, where some of the soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

NPR reported that an altercation broke out after a cemetery worker tried to prevent two members of Trump's entourage from recording at the scene.

Trump's campaign said Gold Star families of soldiers killed in the attack invited him to the cemetery and allowed him to bring a photographer.

The Army said in a subsequent statement that a Trump aide "suddenly pushed away" a cemetery employee who was trying to enforce photo-taking restrictions and defended the unnamed employee's actions.