But the move has split Democrats, with many senior figures saying they should have held out for the extension of health insurance subsidies that were at the heart of the shutdown battle.
The rift comes just days after Democrats were celebrating victory in elections in three states that put Trump’s administration under pressure on the issue of the cost of living.
Trump said on Monday that he would abide by the terms of the deal that would reverse the sacking of federal workers during the shutdown, which Democrats had insisted on.
The 79-year-old Republican’s comments, meanwhile, showed him once again bucking a trend of US presidents historically avoiding politically partisan messages when addressing service members or commemorative events.
He went on to note that he plans to rename the Nov 11 Veterans Day holiday as “Victory Day” for World War I, and to do the same for May 8 in respect to World War II.
Wearing a dark overcoat, a burgundy scarf, and gloves, Trump earlier laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington, the resting place of America’s war dead.
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