Posted on Aug 28, 2024
Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery
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"Two members of Donald Trump's campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, NPR has learned.
A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.
When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source."
A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.
When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source."
Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery
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"In a statement to NPR, Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign's spokesman, strongly rejected the notion of a physical altercation, adding: "We are prepared to release footage if such defamatory claims are made.
"The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump's team during a very solemn ceremony," Cheung said in the statement.
The Trump campaign declined to make that footage immediately available.
In a statement to NPR, Arlington National Cemetery said it "can confirm there was an incident, and a report was filed.""
""Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate's campaign," according to the statement. "Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants.""
So - his spokesman says there was no altercation - but ANC said "yes there was an incident and a report filed." I'll believe ANC - especially when 45's campaign hasn't produced this alleged "footage."
Also violation of federal law - but Trump is no stranger to that I suppose. I thought Republicans were the "party of law and order." Oh wait there is no more Republican party. It's dead.
"The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump's team during a very solemn ceremony," Cheung said in the statement.
The Trump campaign declined to make that footage immediately available.
In a statement to NPR, Arlington National Cemetery said it "can confirm there was an incident, and a report was filed.""
""Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate's campaign," according to the statement. "Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants.""
So - his spokesman says there was no altercation - but ANC said "yes there was an incident and a report filed." I'll believe ANC - especially when 45's campaign hasn't produced this alleged "footage."
Also violation of federal law - but Trump is no stranger to that I suppose. I thought Republicans were the "party of law and order." Oh wait there is no more Republican party. It's dead.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
SGT (Join to see) - when I was at Arlington (I have been there twice) it never occurred to me that that type of picture would be appropriate. To me it is a sacred, honorable, solemn place
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