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The Latest: Trump glad to honor Lincoln at Ford’s Theater

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from the stage during the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from the stage during the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):

9:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump has made his debut on Washington’s social circuit by headlining an annual fundraiser for Ford’s Theater, scene of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

Trump says he was glad to help continue the long tradition of preserving one of America’s most important theaters and honoring one of its greatest presidents.

Lincoln was killed at the theater in April 1865, fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth.